If the first Test is anything to go by, the second Test promises to be a mega-cracker. While South Africa will have to fill up the injured Morkel's big boots, the tired Indian bowlers will look to recharge their batteries before the second and final Test at Durban. Expecting your warm company for the traditional Boxing Day Test as well. Until then take care, Merry Christmas!

Adam Gilchrist tweets: So it's a draw, it seems. They have decided. Feels like a game of chess where both are going for a draw.

Ayaz Menon tweets: De Villiers the best batsman today in all formats you reckon? Brilliant century...

Tom Moody tweets: What a remarkable test match at the Wanderers. #SAvInd

Ramachandra Guha tweets: Whatever happens in the last session at the Wanderers, this has been a victory for Test cricket, real Test cricket, not the India/WI rubbish

Harsha Bhogle tweets: irrespective of the result sensational innings from faf du plessis. wonder if he is thinking of a win. #hemust

Gaurav Kalra tweets: This test match has lasted longer than the series against west indies!! #SAvInd

Jonathan Agnew tweets: Sad to see so few in at Wanderers on a Sunday afternoon as their team chase down a record target..

Gary Kirsten tweets: This is great test cricket!! #SAvIND

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Joe Dawes, the Indian bowling coach was talking to the official broadcasters after the game: "They really worked hard today. Zak coming back was great for us. They worked hard. It's good for us. We have been pushing them for fitness, so they should come back for the next Test. I would give us a 7 or 8 out of 10. We're going in the right direction. Ishant is a good bloke. He's worked hard. He was disappointed with the Australia ODI series but he went and took some wickets in the Ranji trophy and came back well. They are all young. Ishant has been around for a while but he's still learning. Having Zak back was great for us. Him coming and chipping in was a great help."

Faf du Plessis, who was talking to the official broadcasters after the game: "Quite tired to be honest. Some weird things happened after I got the 100. I got some stomach aches that I normally don't. For me it was something I had done before. I just wanted to make my wicket very hard for the Indians to take. I thought the wicket was very hard. The conditions was really hard for seamers. I'm really impressed with their bowling. This is a really big moral win for us. We should have probably lost today but we go in with the momentum to Durban. The Indian fielding has been amazing. It was a blur. If in the morning, you'd told us we would draw this then I would have taken it. So it's a great finish."

The Pujara-Kohli stand formed the corner stone of India's second essay. While Pujara paced his fourth 150+ score to perfection, Kohli fell agonizingly shy of becoming the first Indian Number 4 to notch up twin hundreds. India set a never before chased 458-run target, the South African openers got off to a steady start until Smith and Amla fell in quick succession. Alviro Petersen, who compiled a neat fifty overnight perished early today. Refusing to yield, Faf du Plessis and AB de Villiers, revoking memories of their Adelaide marathon nearly enabled South Africa pull off a historic triumph. However, Rahane effected a direct throw to alter the script. Inspired by that moment of brilliance in the field, India held South Africa to a draw. All in all, it was a pulsating game of Test cricket!

Match summary: The inexperienced India side was expected to go down meekly, especially after the disastrous performance in the ODI series. Batting first, India made a respectable 280 on the back of a Kohli special. Vernon Philander, who triggered off India's lower order collapse, averted a similar South African freefall, scoring an attacking 59 after Graeme Smith's scratchy fifty. The returning Zaheer Khan gave a good account of himself, snaring 4 wickets. Ishant, who found himself on the brink of a rare hat-trick also underlined his value to the side with a 4-fer.

Rahane the game changer for India? Special credit should go to Rahane, yesterday he turned the game with the run-out of Smith and today just when South Africa seemed to be winning, he pops up at mid-off and runs Faf out. To do it in a pressure situation when your side are close to losing, takes a special effort and Rahane proved to be the game changer. Both direct hits and the Faf dismissal ensured the opposition shut shop. Credit to Mahendra Singh Dhoni as well for keeping an agile fielder like Rahane in there, when he had Zak for most part. Such small things, but as one can see, what a big difference it makes to the eventual result of the game.

What can one say about Faf du Plessis! This is the 2nd time in his 9-match Test career till date, that he rescued his side from a sure defeat. He did at the Adelaide Oval last year, denying Australia a win. Now in this game, after being promoted to No. 4 - after Kallis' bowling workload - he has batted out of his skin to almost give his side an incredible world-record chasing win. If one has to be fair, if he hadn't been run-out by Rahane, South Africa would've most probably won. His innings was a lesson in Test batsmanship - left well, was solid in his defence, put the bad balls away, ran well between the wickets, showed an unflappable temperament and more importantly never let his guard down; his concentration was top-notch, on a pitch that wasn't easy to bat at all. He surely now can lay claim to being the 'savior' as far as 4th innings in Tests are concerned. A truly great Test match innings and one of the very best. A classic! Enough said!

Kohli: "It takes three tours - the tour of England, Australia and South Africa to prove yourself. We can be very proud of the way we played. I wanted to get the 100 in the second innings and then get the momentum going for the team. I take 96 anyday instead of 0 but a 100 in both innings would have been perfect. To play a Test, it is about visualising many things. We did not get too much game time before we started. The guys took 10 days to get comfortable - through the ODIs and the practice sessions. That helped. Pujara has been another Wall for us. Unfortunately I was the culprit in the run out in the first innings but he made up for that in the second. He's been absolutely brilliant for us. Hopefully we can put together many more partnerships."

Virat Kohli is the Man of the Match. Kohli made 119 and 96 in the match. Missed out on becoming the first Indian batsman at No. 4 to get hundreds in each innings of a Test match.

Dhoni: "I'm very happy with that performance. There are plenty of things we can talk about. The amount of preparation is one thing. Outside India we play with four bowlers. The spinner might not be effective in the first innings overseas. There is some extra load on the fast bowlers. The bowling was fantastic throughout. Virat, Pujara and Vijay played really well. It got tough in the middle. There was a situation in the game when we could have lost easily. It is a good learning experience for the fast bowlers, to know when to attack if it happens again. With Zak, it is important to have a leader of the bowling attack outside the sub-continent. One of the MOST important things was fitness. He looks different in this game. The more time he spends with us, the better he can get. The wicket is good at Durban. It will be testing. It will be a good exposure for our batsmen. Same thing for our bowlers. It is important to rest well, especially the fast bowlers and be ready for the next Test."

Smith: "I think credit to India. They played extremely well over 4 days. We had to find a way to keep ourselves in the Test. Credit to our guys especially today. I think Faf and ABD's knock will go down as one of the best in history. We played incredibly well until Faf's run out. Vernon took the interest to shut shop in the best interests of the team and we got to support them. I think it would have given closure to a few guys but it is important not to lose the game. We played some high quality Test cricket. We go to Durban, Even Stevens now. I think those who played the game will appreciate those innings from Faf and ABD. They took it down to the last hour. It is great for Test cricket again. Terrific innings from Faf. There was some unecessary pressure on him going into the game. This squad has got a good camaraderie. To see, Faf come out and produce that innings was just fantastic. Important Test fifty from Vernon. He's pushing himself into the all-rounder's role. We are looking to do well at Durban and lets hope there is a third Test at Cape Town (smiles). Morne is 20% fit to play the next game."

Unlike the pattern that has followed this match, the final over turned out to be a damp squib as Shami kept bowling short and Steyn was happy to leave. At one point, I could hear someone utter an expletive into the stump microphone. These were the words, but I have to asterisk the expletive part: 'Too many ******* run-outs!' I'm assuming it came from Steyn, but not too sure. Anyway, Steyn took out all his anger by slamming the last ball over the fence, to bring to an end one of the all-time great Test matches in history to a rousing close.

What would be this Test, if not for a twist when you least expected it, Dhoni threw the ball to Ishant and he dismissed AB. Duminy came and went as the Indians sensed an opening. Philander joined the unflappable du Plessis and together they took the target to 16 short of an unbelievable win. Then came the moment - Rahane ran out du Plessis and the Test turned again. Once du Plessis was dismissed, Philander and Steyn decided to play for a draw which didn't please the crowd who found big Vern's tactics baffling. They booed him as well, but the game was done when South African needed 16 off the final over.

So what one can say about the final day of this game! India picked up Petersen early on and then got Kallis - they were a bit fortunate it must be said, for the great man got a big inside edge onto the pads. Then it was the AB-Faf show, they put on a 205-run stand to put their side on course for a world record chase. They didn't put a foot wrong and when they were going, it looked like South Africa would cruise to victory.

Phew! I badly need a liedown after that game. The fingers are tired and aching, but it has been worth the effort. Either side didn't deserve to lose such an epic Test. It was an epic game, let me tell you. What a final day as well. Test cricket at it's very best. Both teams have played the game in the right spirit and there is healthy respect among the sides as they shake hands with a smile on their faces. Good to see after the ugly scenes in the Ashes series.

135.6

Shami to Steyn, SIX, Kaboom! What a way for the game to finish. Steyn plays a T20 shot, clearing his left-leg and tonking a low full toss over long-on. Steyn has a angry look on his face, and then comes around to shake hands with the Indians. What an ending to one of the great Test matches in history. An apt ending it must be said, for this Test has swung to and fro like a mad pendulum.

The last ball of the game coming up

135.5

Shami to Philander, 1 run, driven to sweeper cover, Philander takes a single and the crowd boo him.

135.4

Shami to Philander, no run, a swing and a miss. It was not on the stumps, wide of off, Philander slogs and misses. Now both sides can't win it unless there is a no-ball bowled.

135.3

Shami to Steyn, byes, 1 run, what was that? Steyn attempting a wild hoick and missing. The ball misses the stumps, over it goes and MS can't collect it cleanly. A bye taken

135.2

Shami to Steyn, no run, leave to a length ball outside off, only 4 balls left and India need 3 wickets to win. SA need 4 boundaries or 16 to win

135.1

Shami to Steyn, no run, can't get a wicket with that line. Short and wide outside off, left alone. MS doesn't like that line and goes to have a chat with his bowler. Mid-on has been pushed deeper.

The final over of the game! 16 needed and Shami will bowl it. Just a couple of slips in. A hat-trick anyone?

134.6

Zaheer to Philander, no run, full and wide outside off, hint of shape back in, left alone. Zaheer stares at Philander who calmly walks off to have a chat to his partner

The field is up now. Can Philander hit a boundary or get it out of the fence? Last ball of this over coming up

134.5

Zaheer to Philander, no run, short and well wide outside off, left alone

134.4

Zaheer to Philander, no run, and he doesn't take it again. Defended to long-on and even though the single is there for the taking, they don't

134.3

Zaheer to Philander, no run, yorker length delivery on off, Philander digs it out to long-off, doesn't take the single on offer. He doesn't run for the single and the crowd aren't happy. They don't understand what is going on. Steyn didn't want the single, Philander wanted it, but his partner refused. So South Africa are happy to draw this game by the looks of it

The field is well spread out. India don't want the boundary. What will Philander do now?

134.2

Zaheer to Philander, no run, and another defensive stroke as Philander is in line

134.1

Zaheer to Philander, no run, back of a length on off, Philander rises tall and defends solidly back down the track

133.6

Shami to Steyn, no run, a maiden over from Shami as he slips one down leg, shortish and over the left shoulder of Steyn who ignores that. For South Africa, it has to be Philander who has to win it for them, Steyn looks happy blocking/leaving

133.5

Shami to Steyn, no run, another short delivery outside off, Steyn has nothing to do with those, left alone again

133.4

Shami to Steyn, no run, short and rising outside off, Steyn sways out of the line, arches his back and lets it go

133.3

Shami to Steyn, no run, Philander wants the single, Steyn doesn't. Steyn dabbed it to point, no chance of a quick single, all is well in the end as the non-striker makes it back

133.2

Shami to Steyn, no run, the short delivery now, Steyn ducks under it. Two dots in a row

Have a look at this - Ravi Shastri and Rahul Dravid who are commentating for this game, can't control their excitement - as soon as the decision was flashed on the big screen, both expressed their emotion. Rahul Dravid was up, while Shastri lifted his left-hand like an umpire, signalling it was out. That's what this game can do to you - make grown men go weak in their knees.

132.6

Zaheer to Philander, no run, solidly defended off the front foot to end another over

Dale Steyn, right handed bat, comes to the crease

132.5

Zaheer to du Plessis, out du Plessis Run Out!! Stand up and clap for du Plessis. That's what the crowd and everyone in the dressing room are doing. One of the all-time great Test match innings. The only way he could've got out was this - run-out. Drove it too powerfully and too straight to the fielder at mid-off, took him on, dived full length, but Rahane hit bull's eye with a rocket throw. Knew as soon as he hit it, that he got his man. du Plessis slumped to his knees and knew his fate. The third umpire confirms the same. du Plessis run out (Rahane) 134(309) [4s-15]

Zaheer to du Plessis, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!

Has Rahane got du Plessis out? du Plessis thinks he is gone. A direct hit and du Plessis is gone. Took on the fielder and fails to make it. This unbelievable game takes another turn. Rahane - you beauty! What a throw in such a pressure-cooker situation.

132.4

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, pitched up outside off, driven straight to the fielder at cover, loud shout of 'no'

132.3

Zaheer to du Plessis, FOUR, du Plessis has nerves of steel! This is a fab shot. Not all that short, but du Plessis was quick to rock back in a flash and pull it wide of mid-on. No fielder there and that's 4 runs less for his side to win. What an innings this has been from Francois!

132.2

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, solidly forward and defending to cover

132.1

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, play and a miss! This bounced extra from a good length area, du Plessis was trying to dab that down to third man and had to take the bottom hand out of the way, by then the extra bounce beat his outside edge

Lo and suddenly bright and sunny at the Wanderers now. 20 needed off 4 overs. Zaheer has the ball. India need a wicket now. South Africa are pacing this really well. What tension!

131.6

Shami to Philander, no run, shortish and width outside off, Philander mistimes a cut, straight to the fielder at point, no chance of a quick single

131.5

Shami to du Plessis, 1 run, bounces from a good length area, du Plessis adjusts well and dabs it down behind point. The field is spread out and an easy single

Shami to Philander, no run, keeps low and on the stumps, Philander manages to defend it towards mid-on

131.2

Shami to Philander, FOUR, timed away! Shami doesn't seem to learn. Bangs another short delivery, no real pace and Philander just thumped it over midwicket, deep midwicket had no chance. Mahendra Singh Dhoni immediately walks up to the bowler to have a word. The crowd and the South African dressing room are up. Clap in celebration. Terrific strike that.

131.1

Shami to Philander, 2 runs, short ball and Philander mistimes a pull, it hurried onto him quickly and took the shoulder of the bat, shouts of 'catch it' but falls in no-man's land at midwicket, a couple to deep midwicket

Mohammed Shami [25.0-4-92-3] is back into the attack

Some people in the crowd can't seem to handle the tension. Lots of nervous faces around. The South African dressing room is iffy too.

130.6

Zaheer to Philander, 1 run, outside off from round the wicket, Philander pushes out at it and gets a thickish outside edge down to third man. Just a single and Philander keeps strike

Just one slip in place. The field is well spread out now

130.5

Zaheer to Philander, no run, full and well outside off, Philander watches it into Dhoni's gloves

130.4

Zaheer to Philander, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, tries to drive too hard and mistimes it straight to the fielder at cover

130.3

Zaheer to du Plessis, 1 run, pitched up outside off, driven to sweeper cover, a single

Zaheer is bowling from round the wicket

130.2

Zaheer to Philander, 1 run, manages to dab this down to deep backward point, wanted the 2nd but Dhawan was quick to the ball

Two slips in place for Zaheer

130.1

Zaheer to Philander, no run, cut and a miss to one that keeps low outside off, Philander not getting any bat on the shot

Zaheer Khan [31.0-0-128-1] is back into the attack

129.6

Ishant to du Plessis, 2 runs, too full and too straight on the stumps, flicked to deep mid wicket, they take two as the crowd go wild. 7 came off that over and the target is now 31 from 6 overs.

129.5

Ishant to Philander, 1 run, this one was well controlled by Philander who took his bottom-hand out of the way and defended into the vacant short midwicket area, a single taken

129.4

Ishant to Philander, FOUR, superb shot! Slightly short outside off, not a bad delivery at all, but Philander has rocked back and punched it hard, through point and though Rahane tried an Andrew Symonds like dive, trying to pull it back from behind him, the ball was too well-timed for him to lay a hand on it. A handy boundary and Philander likes it, has a nod and a wink at his partner

Kohli and Mahendra Singh Dhoni have a chat. The Indian skipper is as calm as ever. Manages a smile through that conversation

129.3

Ishant to Philander, no run, full and on middle, Philander comes on the frontfoot and defends safely to mid-on

129.2

Ishant to Philander, no run, Philander shoulders arms to one that is full and wide outside off, rising after it leaves the batsman and Mahendra Singh Dhoni collects safely

129.1

Ishant to Philander, no run, tucks up Philander with a short of length delivery that seams back in, no room to work with and tapped back to the bowler

So 38 needed from 42 balls. This is more of an ODI game now. But looking at how du Plessis is batting, he seems happy to accept a draw. Philander is the one who is looking to play some strokes. Ishant continues

128.6

Shami to du Plessis, no run, keeps low again, but still outside off and left alone again

Tense faces in the crowd. A gripping Test match and it has kept everyone hooked

128.5

Shami to Philander, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Philander drives to the left of mid-off where Rahane shies, but Philander was always the favorite

128.4

Shami to Philander, no run, pitched up and with a hint of shape back in, Philander drives well, but straight to the fielder at mid-on

128.3

Shami to Philander, no run, keeps low and beats Philander's attempted cut. It was not on the stumps, from an Indian viewpoint

128.2

Shami to du Plessis, 1 run, short of length outside off, punched wide of cover, a single taken

'One more to get here lads, come on Shami' shouts Kohli as he gees up his fast bowler.

Ishant to Philander, no run, fuller length outside off, Philander presents a solid forward defence to cover. Just a single off that over and that's a good one for India

127.5

Ishant to du Plessis, 1 run, tapped wide of point and this time a single is there for the taking, taken as well

127.4

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, 3rd leave in a row. Have South Africa abandoned the thought of going for a win? Or is du Plessis just biding his time? We'll find out soon

127.3

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, du Plessis is calmness personified! No fuss at all as he leaves yet another full delivery outside off

127.2

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, well outside off and du Plessis won't fiddle at those

127.1

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, pitched up and attacking off, du Plessis comes on the frontfoot and defends

126.6

Shami to Philander, FOUR, he missed out a couple of balls earlier, but doesn't this time. Poor bowling from Shami though - short and wide, too much width and Philander cuts, beats deep point to his left. Even a third man was there, but he too had no chance. Now 41 needed off 54 balls

126.5

Shami to Philander, no run, back of a length on off, Philander gets right behind the line and defends solidly

126.4

Shami to Philander, no run, Rohit diving away to his left at point, saved 4 runs for his side. That was short and wide outside off, Philander played a square drive and the Mumbaikar did well to stop that shot, which had sweet timing behind it

126.3

Shami to du Plessis, 1 run, tucked off the pads to deep square leg, single again and the target is lesser by one

126.2

Shami to Philander, 1 run, in the air, but a single to fine leg as Philander's flick goes into no-man's land. That might have hit a crack and surprised the batsman who was on the front foot

126.1

Shami to Philander, no run, searing short delivery from Shami and the followthrough is extended as well. Philander yanks his head out of the way and lets it go

125.6

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, du Plessis has a smile and a chat to Ishant after leaving the final delivery of the over

125.5

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, pitched up on off, du Plessis comes on the frontfoot and defends. Rock-solid batting

125.4

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, much wider of off, left alone again

125.3

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, du Plessis is as calm as ever! He leaves this back of a length delivery outside off, that doesn't threaten to hit off

125.2

Ishant to Philander, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Philander is miles away from the ball, the thick outside edge results and they take a single to square third man

125.1

Ishant to Philander, 2 runs, fraction short outside off, Philander rocks back and cuts, not that well timed, but more importantly gets it in the gap wide of cover, Rohit gives chase and slides to pull it back, the batsmen take 2

124.6

Shami to Philander, 1 run, Philander drives well, this time to the left of mid-off where Zak slides, but the ball deflects away as he cannot haul it back cleanly. A single taken and Philander will be on strike next over

124.5

Shami to Philander, no run, now even the 35-year old Zak is diving as well. Funny what this extra-ordinary game can do to you. Overpitched outside off, Philander drives it back to Shami, who deflects it to mid-off where Zak dives to his right to save some runs. They don't take the quick single as du Plessis isn't interested

Vernon Philander, right handed bat, comes to the crease

124.4

Shami to Duminy, out Bowled!! Dragged on! And this game takes another turn. Full and wide outside off, Duminy was looking to cover-drive, the feet didn't get right to the pitch, the inside edge canoned back onto the stumps and the impressive Shami strikes again. India are in a huddle now after that wicket. Sue Duminy put her head down in disappointment as soon as her husband was dismissed. Duminy b Shami 5(9) [4s-1]

Shami to Duminy, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

124.3

Shami to Duminy, no run, this one keeps low and goes under the attempted pull shot of Duminy, luckily for Duminy it was outside off, so no harm done

124.2

Shami to Duminy, no run, Duminy was looking to duck initially, then dabbed it to point, after realising that it wasn't that short

124.1

Shami to Duminy, FOUR, brilliant straight drive from Duminy and that is a fantastic boundary. His pretty wife, Sue Duminy has a big smile on her face after her hubby got forward and drove it past du Plessis. No chance for mid-off. That will give Duminy a lot of confidence

123.6

Ishant to Duminy, 1 run, fuller length on the pads, flicked away to fine leg, is off the mark with that single

123.5

Ishant to Duminy, no run, now a nervous play and a miss. The ball doesn't carry to Mahendra Singh Dhoni though. Duminy playing well awy from the body to one that is angled across and not making contact. Signs of variable bounce as the ball keeps low

123.4

Ishant to Duminy, no run, and another brute! If Ishant can bowl like this after hobbling, he better hobble every now and then. Spits from a good length area, rears on Duminy who does well to soften the impact by taking the bottom hand out of the way. The ball hits the shoulder of the bat and drops to the off-side

123.3

Ishant to Duminy, no run, and the next delivery is a peach. Duminy did well to leave that rising delivery outside off as Dhoni collects above his head, countering for the late swing. Great delivery that from Ishant after hobbling last ball

123.2

Ishant to Duminy, no run, Ishant is hobbling after that delivery. Down leg-side, Duminy fails to play the fine leg glance and misses. Ishant was feeling his right ankle and hobbled for a while. Is he good to continue? Looks like it as he goes back to his mark. Good news for India, Ishant is ready

Jean-Paul Duminy, left handed bat, comes to the crease

123.1

Ishant to de Villiers, out Bowled!! Finally de Villiers goes. Claps from the Indian dressing room. India look relieved. Too close to his body to play the late dab, that he has been playing so well, only manages to chop it on to the leg-stump. India certainly needed that wicket for the partnership was taking the game away from them. A disappointed de Villiers walks off, but what an innings and what a platform he has given his side to go for a world record chase. de Villiers b Ishant 103(168) [4s-12]

Ishant to de Villiers, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

122.6

Shami to de Villiers, 1 run, back of a length outside off, de Villiers times the back foot punch really well, but only a single to sweeper cover

122.5

Shami to de Villiers, no run, fullish and seaming away, outside off, tapped to point, straight to the fielder

122.4

Shami to de Villiers, no run, tight full delivery on the stumps, de Villiers gets forward and presents a full face of the bat, to defend it back to the bowler

122.3

Shami to du Plessis, 1 run, pitched up on off, a mistimed bottom-handed drive to mid-on, a single taken

122.2

Shami to du Plessis, no run, tight short of length delivery on off, du Plessis is right in behind it to defend

122.1

Shami to du Plessis, no run, finally Shami comes on and makes an immediate impact. Pitches on a back of a length and rears up on du Plessis who was trying to defend from the crease, it hits him on the right-hand, the force of the blow throws him off balance and he certainly looked very awkward there. The ball rolls to where a short leg would've been

Mohammed Shami [21.0-4-77-2] is back into the attack

121.6

Ishant to du Plessis, 1 run, the 400 is up now with a punch through cover off the back foot. The crowd like it after the announcer, makes the announcement that SA have reached 400. du Plessis and de Villiers have a chat and refocus on the task in hand

121.5

Ishant to du Plessis, FOUR, the 200-run stand is up with that attacking shot! South Africa certainly are going for the target now. The intent is there as we see du Plessis going over mid-on, wanted to go a bit straighter, but dragged it over the fielder. Didn't time it well enough, but importantly over the man inside the ring. Just 59 required now. What have India got now?

121.4

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, tight delivery on off, du Plessis defends to short cover with bat and pad close together

121.3

Ishant to de Villiers, 1 run, way outside off, but de Villiers still reaches out and taps it to third man

121.2

Ishant to du Plessis, 1 run, du Plessis didn't know where the ball was after forward defending, the ball rolled near his feet and de Villiers was quick to call his partner through for the quick single

121.1

Ishant to de Villiers, 1 run, de Villiers stays beside the line and dabs this short of length delivery outside off to third man

MS is having a spirited chat to his side who are in a huddle. Will his motivating words work? This has been an outstanding partnership and the Indians do certainly look worried. MS looks to gee them up with a few words. The lights are switched on as well, but blue sky in the background. All set for a cracking finish. Hope the match goes to it's logical conclusion and the umpires are not forced to take the players off for bad light. Ishant to continue after the break. 15 overs a minimum in this last hour of play.

120.6

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, length ball outside off, dabbed to point again and again de Villiers says no for the quick single. That will be drinks as well on the final day

120.5

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, yorker length delivery outside off, dug out to point, 'no dupi' says de Villiers from the other end

120.4

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, looked like the knuckle delivery from Zaheer, du Plessis gets forward and defends to short cover

120.3

Zaheer to de Villiers, 1 run, now de Villiers gets to 100! 18th Test hundred and 3rd against India! Smith claps and so does the entire dressing room who give him a standing ovation. Shortish outside off, dabbed down to third man, no big celebrations from the man, just a smile and a chat to his partner at the other end, after initially hugging him. Raises the bat to the crowd, to acknowledge the cheers. AB knows that he still has to get his side over the line. The crowd do like it though. Superb knock this from the extremely talented South African

120.2

Zaheer to du Plessis, 1 run, dabbed to square third man, gives the strike back to de Villiers who is on 99

I can see only two results here - a South African win and a draw, being forced upon the teams as a result of bad light. An Indian win looks a long shot.

120.1

Zaheer to de Villiers, 1 run, half volley outside off, driven sweetly to deep extra cover, only a single and he moves to 99 now

119.6

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, a bit of half leave/half play that one from du Plessis. Tries to run it down to third man and then pulls his bat inside the line of the ball. The ball harmlessly sails through to the keeper

119.5

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, confusion! But du Plessis is back in, despite a direct hit. Pujara took a long way to throw and that allowed the batsman back in, a sharper and quicker throw might have got the batsman out. Lots of things happening out there

119.4

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, well outside off, fuller length, left alone

119.3

Ishant to de Villiers, 1 run, dabbed wide of point, only a single results this time. de Villiers moves to 99

It is certainly dark at the Wanderers now

119.2

Ishant to de Villiers, 2 runs, the fielder at sweeper cover, didn't pick it at all. Poor delivery - short and wide outside off, de Villiers mistimes the slash and is lucky to get away as it falls in no-man's land, the fielder didn't seem to pick it at all and they take an easy couple

119.1

Ishant to de Villiers, 2 runs, short and wide outside off, de Villiers softly dabs to Pujara at third man, who doesn't have the greatest of arms, they take him on and come back for the 2nd

Ishant Sharma [23.0-4-66-0] is back into the attack

118.6

Zaheer to du Plessis, 2 runs, now nothing is going India's way, du Plessis pre-meditates an attacking stroke, advances down the wicket, shuffles across a little and tries to clip to leg, closes the face of the bat too early, the leading edge flies over point. They run hard and come back for the 2nd

118.5

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, fullish and outside off, du Plessis comes on the frontfoot and defends solidly

118.4

Zaheer to de Villiers, 1 run, short of length outside off, punched hard off the back foot to sweeper cover, another single

118.3

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, pitched up outside off, de Villiers tries to drive hard through cover, a bit too hard in fact and mistimes it into the ground, rolls to cover on the bounce

118.2

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, nips back in from well outside off, but not close enough to hit off, de Villiers shoulders arms

118.1

Zaheer to du Plessis, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off, dabbed down to third man

I can't quite understand Mahendra Singh Dhoni's tactics here - he has spread out the field and asks his main spinner, Ashwin to bowl from round the wicket; a negative line and with that line, the batsmen just have to pick off the singles available with ease on the leg-side. And that's what the South African batsmen are doing. No chance of taking a wicket with that line too and it is allowing the opposition to eat away at the target. Baffling tactics to say the least!

He did at the Adelaide Oval last year, to save the game and now he is doing it again - Faf is turning out to be the 4th innings hero for his side. What an innings this is - displaying all the qualities; patience, determination, application and a solid technique allied to all those. If he can carry his side over the line, this will be considered as one of the all-time great innings in Test cricket.

116.6

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, good length delivery outside off, de Villiers shoulders arms

116.5

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, fuller length outside off, de Villiers looks to cover drive and gets a thick inside edge back, all along the ground to Zaheer

116.4

Zaheer to du Plessis, 1 run, pitched up outside off, driven to sweeper cover, off the front foot and another single

116.3

Zaheer to de Villiers, 1 run, fraction short outside off, de Villiers cuts hard to sweeper cover, only a single as the man is there protecting the boundary

116.2

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, short of length on off, punched to mid-on, de Villiers sends du Plessis back

116.1

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, fullish and swinging away, de Villiers saw that and leaves it alone

115.6

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, dabbed to point, they thought about the quick single, but abandoned that thought

115.5

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, defended from the crease

115.4

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, takes a couple of steps out and flicks to short midwicket

115.3

Ashwin to de Villiers, 1 run, uses his feet and drives to long on

115.3

Ashwin to de Villiers, 5 wides, pathetic delivery and what's worse is that it is 5 wides. Mahendra Singh Dhoni's facial expression tell a story. Way down leg and spinning further down, no chance even for the leg slip to field and it runs away to the fence. Suddenly India are losing it in the field and with the ball

115.2

Ashwin to de Villiers, no run, gets forward and drives it back to the bowler

115.1

Ashwin to du Plessis, 1 run, punched wide of cover, another easy single

114.6

Zaheer to du Plessis, 1 run, pitched up outside off, du Plessis reaches out and drives away from the body, gets a thick outside edge down to third man, retains the strike with that run

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, fullish and outside off, defended to point, a loud call of 'no' to send de Villiers back

114.3

Zaheer to du Plessis, FOUR, poor bowling from Zaheer. Now drifts down leg-side, du Plessis gets an edge onto the thigh pad and it runs away very fine, to the fine leg fence. The deep backward square is very square and had no chance. The Indians look very flat out there

114.2

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, from round the wicket and angling in, still not enough to hit off, left alone

114.1

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, full delivery outside off, left alone

113.6

Ashwin to de Villiers, no run, leans forward to block

113.5

Ashwin to de Villiers, no run, good thinking from Ashwin, he saw de Villiers advancing and fired it down leg, the batsman was good enough to kick it away, denying Mahendra Singh Dhoni the stumping chance

113.4

Ashwin to du Plessis, 1 run, gets forward to defend, runs off the inside half of the bat, wide of short leg, de Villiers is up for the single

113.3

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, punched back to the bowler

113.2

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, that stayed down a bit, du Plessis does well to turn it to short leg

113.1

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, tossed up on the stumps, flicked to midwicket

112.6

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, back of a length on off, de Villiers gets right behind the line to defend

112.5

Zaheer to du Plessis, 1 run, similar delivery to the last one and a similar looking shot, a single again

112.4

Zaheer to de Villiers, 1 run, short of length and angling in, tapped to mid-on, they take the single

112.3

Zaheer to du Plessis, 3 runs, Faf is the man! He has done it again at the Wanderers! Cue for wild celebrations from the crowd. Sue Duminy - the wife of JP Duminy claps as well. It was an overpitched delivery on the pads, flicked wide of midwicket, it wasn't that well timed, but still good enough for three. He leaps for joy and punched the air. The crowd absolutely love it. His best mate is at the other end as well - de Villiers, who comes and congratulates him. What an innings this is from the marathon man

112.2

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, good length delivery on off, du Plessis gets forward and defends it back to the bowler

112.1

Zaheer to de Villiers, 1 run, length delivery fetched from outside off and turned behind square

111.6

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, a nice juicy full toss on leg, du Plessis whips it straight to the fielder at mid-wicket. He misses out on that freebie, still manages a smile on his face

111.5

Ashwin to de Villiers, 1 run, de Villiers sashays down the track and wristily works it to deep mid wicket

111.4

Ashwin to de Villiers, no run, flighted delivery on middle and leg, blocked back to the bowler

111.3

Ashwin to du Plessis, 1 run, flatter on leg, nudged to mid wicket for a single

111.2

Ashwin to de Villiers, 1 run, de Villiers skips down the track and drills it to deep mid off, well-judged single taken

111.1

Ashwin to du Plessis, 1 run, pitched up on off, eased to deep mid on

110.6

Zaheer to du Plessis, 1 run, good length delivery on off, dabbed in in front of cover for a single. 350 up for RSA. The pair earlier touched gloves to celebrate the 150 of the partnership

110.5

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, back of a length with some nip away, du Plessis hoists his bat and lets it go to the keeper

110.4

Zaheer to du Plessis, FOUR, on a length and width on offer as well, du Plessis stands tall and punches it hard off the back foot, the ball whistles away to the deep extra cover fence

110.3

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, back of a length delivery on off, du Plessis stands tall and blocks it to point

110.2

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, on a length and outside off, keeping low as well, du Plessis adjusts well and pushes it to cover-point

110.1

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, good length delivery just outside off, du Plessis props forward to defend it

109.6

Ashwin to de Villiers, no run, Ashwin perists with the middle and leg line, an untroubled AB pushes it back to the bowler

109.5

Ashwin to de Villiers, no run, flatter on leg, blocked back to the bowler

109.4

Ashwin to du Plessis, 1 run, du Plessis allows the ball to come to him and then taps it to cover for a quick single

109.3

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, tossed up on off, du Plessis defends it off the front-foot. Well bowled Ash is the cry from Dhoni

109.2

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, quicker on middle, du Plessis defends it back to the bowler

109.1

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, flatter on middle, watchfully defended

108.6

Zaheer to de Villiers, FOUR, a near carbon copy of the third ball. This was also dug in short and outside off, de Villiers exploits the width and thumps it to the deep extra cover boundary

108.5

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, similar length and well outside off, de Villiers gives Zak the cold shoulder again. Dhoni colllects it in front of his chin

108.4

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, de Villiers is content to ignore these

108.3

Zaheer to de Villiers, FOUR, shortish and outside off, de Villiers goes deep in the crease and slaps it to the deep extra cover fence

Zak is hiding the ball as he runs in. Searching for reverse swing I guess

108.2

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, back of a length but wide outside off, de Villiers pushes it to point from the crease

108.1

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, back of a length delivery pitching outside off with some inaward movement, de Villiers lifts his bat and lets it go. That was not too far away from the off-pole

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, quicker on middle, pushed to the leg-side

107.4

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, pushed through quicker on middle, may have been the slider, du Plessis is right behind that

107.3

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, tossed up on middle, blocked to short leg

107.2

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, on a length on middle and leg, worked to mid-wicket

107.1

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, tossed up on leg from round the wicket, defended to short leg

Ravichandran Ashwin [30.0-4-65-0] is back into the attack

106.6

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, de Villiers offers a calm defence

106.5

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, back of a length delivery on off, de Villiers is caught on the crease as he looks to defend, he is struck high on the pads, as a result India's lbw appeal is turned down. The height saves AB

Zaheer to de Villiers, 1 run, on a length and just outside off, bunted to cover for a quick single

106.1

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, good length delivery on off, de Villiers blocks it well

Zaheer Khan [23.0-0-93-1] is back into the attack

105.6

Kohli to de Villiers, 1 run, clipped away to deep square leg as de Villiers will keep strike

105.5

Kohli to du Plessis, 1 run, good length delivery outside off, dabbed down to third man

105.4

Kohli to du Plessis, no run, worked to short mid-wicket

105.3

Kohli to du Plessis, no run, punched off the back foot to mid-on

105.2

Kohli to du Plessis, no run, overpitched and down leg, du Plessis waves at it and misses

105.1

Kohli to de Villiers, 1 run, feeble length ball on leg, turned to deep square leg for a single

AB remarking his guard. Seems like Kohli will kick off proceedings in this decisive final session

The Indians are in the middle of a customary huddle. Dhoni is seen giving a long lecture to his troops. AB and Faf stride out to the pitch

The final session of the Johannesburg Test is upon us. The game is still delicately poised. Who will come up on top? Fasten your seatbelts and hop on the ride, let us find out.

The positive AB has been the ideal foil for the circumspect Faf. With this partnership going from strength to strength, South Africa have a chance to draw first blood in this curtailed Test series. Can the Indian bowlers pick themselves up in the final session? For all that and much more join us in a short while for the final session of this engaging Test

Faf du Plessis and AB de Villiers, drawing from their Adelaide experience, continue to stave off the Indian attack. When Jacques Kallis was mortified to be adjudged lbw, despite getting an inside edge, India had their noses ahead. But with this blossoming partnership, South Africa have snatched the advantage away from India.

104.6

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, flighted on leg, calmly defended to the leg to cap off South Africa's session in the truest sense of the word

104.5

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, tossed up on leg, played to short mid-wicket again

104.4

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, flighted delivery on leg, nurdled to the man at short mid-wicket

104.3

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, pushed through quicker on middle, another block from Faf

104.2

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, gives this ample air on off, du Plessis lunges forward and defends it

104.1

Ashwin to de Villiers, 1 run, full toss on middle and leg, swatted down the ground to long on

Last over before tea coming up

103.6

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, du Plessis chops it in front of point to round off the over

103.5

Ishant to de Villiers, 1 run, straying on the pads, flicked away to the man at deep mid wicket

103.4

Ishant to de Villiers, no run, good length delivery angled across, de Villiers lets it go to the keeper

Two men back in the deep for the pull/hook

103.3

Ishant to du Plessis, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the stumps, du Plessis turns it to backward square leg, looks for a possible second but decides against it at the last minute and rightly so

103.2

Ishant to du Plessis, FOUR, dug in short and outside off, du Plessis is quick to rock back and pull it with all his might to the deep mid wicket fence

103.2

Ishant to de Villiers, no ball, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, de Villiers waits for it and cuts it to third man. The umpire calls Ishant out for overstepping

103.1

Ishant to de Villiers, no run, good length delivery on off, de Villiers lunges forward to defend, the outside edge is induced but drops short of Vijay at 2nd slip

102.6

Ashwin to de Villiers, 1 run, fractionally short and just outside off, de Villiers camps on the back foot and punches it hard to long on. The duo continue to chip away at India's lead

102.5

Ashwin to de Villiers, no run, pushed through quicker on leg, defended to short leg

102.4

Ashwin to de Villiers, no run, tossed up on the stumps, blocked back to the bowler

102.3

Ashwin to de Villiers, no run, quicker on middle, de Villiers pushes it to short mid-wicket

102.2

Ashwin to du Plessis, 1 run, spinning in on middle, du Plessis reads it well and turns it to backward square leg

102.1

Ashwin to de Villiers, 1 run, flatter on off, punched down the track to a straightish long on

101.6

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, persists with the back of length delivery, this one is far too wide outside off, du Plessis lets it pass

101.5

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, similar length on off, du Plessis stays in the crease and pushes it to mid-on

101.4

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, back of a length delivery angled across, left alone

101.3

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, length ball on the stumps, du Plessis closes the face of the bat early, gets a leading edge that dies down before mid-off

101.2

Ishant to de Villiers, 1 run, Phew! Faf would have been a goner had Rahane at cover fired a direct thow like he did to get Smith out yesterday. This was also back of a length and outside off, de Villiers taps it in front of cover, scampers for a quick single. Faf dives full length and makes his ground

101.1

Ishant to de Villiers, no run, de Villiers meets this back of a length delivery on off with a compact forward block

100.6

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, slower in the air on off, defened gently to the leg-side

100.5

Ashwin to du Plessis, FOUR, overpitched and outside off, du Plessis leans into the drive and sends it to the long off fence. Superb balance and timing from Faf

100.4

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, quicker and flatter on off, this one kept low as well, du Plessis blocks it well

100.3

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, pushed through quicker outside off with some extra bounce, du Plessis keeps it out

100.2

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, tossed up on off, du Plessis is right behind that

100.1

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, flighted delivery on off, defended back to the bowler off the front foot

99.6

Ishant to de Villiers, no run, fullish on off, de Villiers drives it crisply down the track, Ishant does well to go down and intercept what would have been a boundary

99.5

Ishant to de Villiers, no run, slightly back of a length delivery on off, de Villiers prods forward to defend in vain, the ball hits him high on the thigh pad

99.4

Ishant to de Villiers, no run, 133.6 length ball on off, de Villiers is early into the shot and chips it in front of cover

99.3

Ishant to de Villiers, no run, Ishant shortens his length outside off, de Villiers lifts his bat and lets it go to the keeper

99.2

Ishant to de Villiers, no run, length ball on off, de Villiers blocks it tentatively off the inside half of the bat, the ball dribbles in front of mid-wicket

99.1

Ishant to de Villiers, no run, good length delivery on off, de Villiers presses forward and bunts it to mid-off

Ishant Sharma [20.0-3-57-0] is back into the attack

98.6

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, spinning in on middle and leg, defened on the bounce to short-leg

98.5

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, pushed through quicker on middle, du Plessis gets right behind that and defends it back to the bowler

98.4

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, du Plessis takes a couple of steps forward and works this to mid-wicket

98.3

Ashwin to de Villiers, 1 run, quicker on middle and leg, de Villiers leans and nudges it behind square

98.2

Ashwin to de Villiers, no run, slower in the air on middle, blocked gently just wide of short mid-wicket, towards the vacant mid-on area

98.1

Ashwin to de Villiers, no run, flatter on off, pushed back to Ashwin

97.6

Zaheer to du Plessis, FOUR, easy pickings for Faf. This was pitched up and on the pads, du Plessis flicks it beautifully, the sweet timing carries it to the backward square leg fence

97.5

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, similar ball, a touch wider on that occasion, du Plessis shoulders arms again

97.4

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, Zaheer responds with a back of a length delivery angled across, du Plessis ignores it

97.3

Zaheer to du Plessis, FOUR, length ball on middle, du Plessis presses across again and glances this very fine, the result is a boundary

97.2

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, good length delivery on off, du Plessis shuffles across a touch and pushes it to mid-on

97.1

Zaheer to de Villiers, 1 run, a tad full and outside off, de Villiers has a dabble, gets a thick edge that rolls away to third man

96.6

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, pushed through quicker on middle and leg, du Plessis' flick goes only as far as short leg

96.5

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, flatter on middle and leg, du Plessis takes a couple of steps forward and works it straight to the fielder at short mid-wicket

96.4

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, defended to short-leg

96.3

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, slower in the air and just outside off, du Plessis opens the face of the bat and taps it in front of point

96.2

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, tossed up on middle, defended to short mid-wicket

96.1

Ashwin to du Plessis, FOUR, nice juicy full toss on the stumps, du Plessis punches it past the bowler. That was a real gift

95.6

Zaheer to du Plessis, 1 run, Blimey! That one kicked up like a cobra raising its hood! du Plessis cluelessly hangs his bat out, the ball balloons off the shoulder of the bat and drops in front of third man

95.5

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, excellent carry to Dhoni, who takes it in front of his eyes. That one kicked up from a length and outside off, du Plessis is up to the challenge as he lets it pass

95.4

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, back of a length delivery on off, du Plessis knocks it to the leg-side

95.3

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, du Plessis meets this good length delivery on off with a forward block to mid-off

95.2

Zaheer to de Villiers, 1 run, length ball tailing in on the pads, flicked stylishly to mid wicket for a single

95.1

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, de Villiers rides the bounce and steers it to point, straight to the fielder, no runs

94.6

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, this one is slower and much straighter, Faf blocks it back to the bowler. 'Nice bowling Ash' is the cry from the close in fielders

94.5

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, pushed through quicker on off, du Plessis defends it

94.4

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, worked to short mid-wicket again

94.3

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, tossed up on middle and leg, defended to short mid-wicket

94.2

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, spinning in, du Plessis misses the defence, the ball hits the pad. The batsman is safe as it was clearly sliding down leg

94.1

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, flatter on leg, whipped to mid-wicket

Ravichandran Ashwin [24.0-3-52-0] is back into the attack

93.6

Zaheer to de Villiers, FOUR, frustration for Zak. He did well to induce a false stroke from AB but the ball goes off the edge to the fine leg fence. Unconvincing shot but that raises the 100 off the partnership between Faf and AB

93.5

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, 129.6 length delivery on off with no swing whatsoever, de Villiers pushes it to mid-off

93.4

Zaheer to du Plessis, 1 run, on a length and on off, du Plessis presses across and defends it awkwardly to short mid wicket

Zaheer to du Plessis, FOUR, that one snapped off a crack from a length and rose alarmingly, du Plessis is squared up, gets an outside edge that evades slips and travels to the third man fence

There is no fine leg. A deepish mid-wicket in for Zak

93.1

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, du Plessis meets this good length delivery just a shade outside off with a water-tight forward defence

92.6

Ishant to de Villiers, no run, similar length on off, de Villiers tentatively prods forward, only manages an inside edge that trickles in front of mid-wicket

92.5

Ishant to du Plessis, 1 run, good length delivery on off, knocked wide of point for a single

92.4

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, back of a length delivery swerving away outside off, third straight leave from du Plessis

92.3

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, drags his length back a touch but keeps it in the channel of uncertainty, Faf shoulders arms again

92.2

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, on a good length but wide outside off to capture the interest of Faf, who has been rock-solid

92.1

Ishant to de Villiers, 1 run, on a length and angling in on the pads, de Villiers turns it to backward square leg

91.6

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, good length delivery angled across, another minimalist leave from Faf

91.5

Zaheer to de Villiers, 1 run, good length delivery on off, de Villiers hangs his bat out meekly, the ball dribbles off the inside half of the bat towards short mid wicket

91.4

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, AB is happy to shoulders arms again

91.3

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, pitching outside off and tailing in, de Villiers judges it astutely as he hoists his bat and lets it pass

91.2

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, similar delivery just outside off, de Villiers guides it to the man stationed at point

91.1

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, angling in on off from round the wicket, no lateral movement, de Villiers runs it to point

90.6

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, angling in on the pads, du Plessis' attempted flick does not come to pass

90.5

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, good length delivery homing in on off, du Plessis loosens his grip and blocks it to mid-on

90.4

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, good length delivery accompanied by some sway shape, du Plessis again says all yours to Dhoni

90.3

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, reverts to the back of a length ball outside off, du Plessis ignores it

That false shot prompts Dhoni to insert a fielder at third man

90.2

Ishant to du Plessis, FOUR, edged but four. This was a tad fullish and outside off, du Plessis pushes at it, gets a thickish outside edge that runs to vacant third man

Three slips for Ishant in addition to a leg-gully

90.1

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, back of a length delivery on off, du Plessis presses across a trifle and defends it to mid-on

Drinks are on the field now. It's been another good hour for South Africa. The Indians will be starting to feel the heat soon.

89.6

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, back to outside off, de Villiers leaves again

89.5

Zaheer to du Plessis, 1 run, now and then, Zak just lets one slip in straight with the angle. One got Kallis out, this one nearly hit du Plessis' pads but he managed to get a thick inside edge and down through square leg

89.4

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, just outside off now, du Plessis lifts the bat over his head

89.3

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, angled in now, du Plessis takes the hand off the bat again as he pushes it to mid on

89.2

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, just outside off now, du Plessis gets right behind the line now to block

89.1

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, Zaheer continues from round the wicket and keeps it outside off. Another leave by du Plessis

Zaheer Khan [18.0-0-71-1] is back into the attack

88.6

Ishant to de Villiers, no run, good length and well outside off, de Villiers leaves again

88.5

Ishant to de Villiers, no run, full and outside off, de Villiers shoulders arms

88.4

Ishant to du Plessis, 1 run, on a good length, du Plessis knocks it softly through cover for a quick single

88.3

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, full and outside off, du Plessis leans forward and defends it solidly

88.2

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, full and going down the leg side now. du Plessis tries to flick but misses

88.1

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, on a good length, du Plessis pushes his bat out to block. He's having some real problems with the bottom hand. He took it off the bat again after playing this shot

87.6

Shami to de Villiers, no run, de Villiers leaves again but this was dangerously close to the off stump. The ball just kept going with the angle but de Villiers had his off stump covered with a shuffle

87.5

Shami to de Villiers, FOUR, full and angled into the pads. de Villiers now flicks it uppishly through mid wicket. Big gap in that region. Another boundary

87.4

Shami to de Villiers, FOUR, banged in short and into the hips. de Villiers lifts his front leg and pulls it to the fine leg fence. That brings up his 34th Test fifty, 2nd against India. This has been yet another gem from this talented guy

87.3

Shami to de Villiers, no run, excellent shape away. Good bounce as well but de Villiers played that well. He kept the bat close to his body and made sure the edge was not found

Meanwhile de Villiers is on 49

du Plessis has his glove off the right hand. Seems to be a little bit of problem with that

87.2

Shami to du Plessis, 1 run, angled in, du Plessis knocks it wide of mid on for a quick single

87.1

Shami to du Plessis, no run, another outside edge that shoots through low. Full and just outside off. du Plessis was playing it with soft hands and the ball does not go up. Rohit, dives across to his right from 3rd slip to stop it

86.6

Ishant to de Villiers, no run, some shape in from outside off, de Villiers gets right behind the line and defends it gently

86.5

Ishant to de Villiers, no run, full and straight, de Villiers pushes it to mid on

86.4

Ishant to de Villiers, FOUR, edged into the ground and it runs away past the slip cordon. This one was outside off and kept low as well. de Villiers will not mind these. It takes him to 49

86.3

Ishant to de Villiers, FOUR, too full from Ishant. It was on middle as well. de Villiers leans forward and flicks superbly through mid wicket. Timing was great as usual from de Villiers

86.2

Ishant to de Villiers, no run, good length and just outside off, de Villiers leaves again

86.1

Ishant to de Villiers, no run, Ishant begins with a full delivery down the leg. de Villiers misses a flick. That could have been a deliberate line. There was a leg slip in place

Ishant Sharma [16.0-3-42-0] is back into the attack

Six overs into the new ball and still no sign of a breakthrough. Not long before the frustration will settle in for the Indians. Very good batting so far

Shami to du Plessis, no run, could have been a chance. Sharp work from Dhawan. Shami angled this one in, du Plessis knocked it to short leg and wandered out of the crease. Dhawan has a quick shy but du Plessis was still alert to turn back and get in safely

85.4

Shami to du Plessis, no run, excellent line and length. Just outside off and superb carry through to the 'keeper. du Plessis leaves watchfully again

85.3

Shami to du Plessis, no run, straight and on the middle and leg now. du Plessis is hit on the thigh

85.2

Shami to du Plessis, no run, on the off now, du Plessis hangs back and punches it down the track

85.1

Shami to du Plessis, no run, full and swinging away outside off, du Plessis is concentrating very well. Shoulders arms

84.6

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, good length and on the off, de Villiers taps it back down the track

84.5

Zaheer to du Plessis, 1 run, slightly short and into the hips. du Plessis hops and takes one hand off the bat as he turns it behind square on the onside

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, Zaheer continues from round the wicket and keeps it well outside off. Easy leave

83.6

Shami to de Villiers, no run, another good delivery. Some extra bounce once again. Hits de Villiers high on the bat and drops towards point

83.5

Shami to de Villiers, no run, another real beauty from Shami. That was a brute. Lands on a good length, nips away a shade and bounces big. de Villiers does well to evade it

A short leg comes in now

83.4

Shami to de Villiers, no run, just outside off now, de Villiers stays back in the crease and blocks again

83.3

Shami to de Villiers, 2 runs, now it tails in, de Villiers gets a thick inside edge. The ball rolls through the gap behind square on the onside. Easy two for de Villiers

83.2

Shami to de Villiers, no run, a little bit of shape away again, on a good length and outside off. de Villiers hangs back and blocks

83.1

Shami to de Villiers, no run, cracking delivery from Shami. Pitched just outside off and deviates enough to beat the outside edge. Excellent length there

82.6

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, a bit of angle in, du Plessis gets a good stride out to defend well

82.5

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, that's hit a crack. Just shoots through low to Dhoni. du Plessis was lucky that it was not in line with the stumps

82.4

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, good length and outside off with a hint of shape away. du Plessis leaves watchfully

82.3

Zaheer to de Villiers, 1 run, slanted in from round the wicket, de Villiers knocks it gently wide of mid on for an easy single

South Africa need under 200 to win now. This match is still wide open

82.2

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, Zaheer goes way outside off now. Easy leave again for de Villiers

82.1

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, full and well outside off from Zaheer, de Villiers thought of going after but holds back and leaves

81.6

Shami to du Plessis, FOUR, Stylish shot to bring up du Plessis' 3rd Test fifty. Banged in short by Shami but du Plessis just swivelled and pulled it out of the middle of the bat. The promotion has worked superbly so far

81.5

Shami to du Plessis, no run, just outside off now, du Plessis dabs it to point

81.4

Shami to du Plessis, no run, good length and on the off, du Plessis blocks it on the offside

81.3

Shami to du Plessis, no run, very loud appeal for an LBW turned down. That looked close but probably a bit of bat. There was two noises. Shami got this one to tail in sharply. du Plessis missed but seems to have got an inside edge. It hit him on the back leg and could have missed leg. Just too much doubt

81.2

Shami to du Plessis, no run, full and on the off now, du Plessis presses forward and defends it to point

81.1

Shami to du Plessis, no run, on a good length and outside off, du Plessis leaves

Mohammed Shami [17.0-3-63-2] is back into the attack

Three slips in place for Shami

80.6

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, bit of an angle in from round the wicket but well outside off, de Villiers is able to leave without trouble

80.5

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, Zaheer lands this one on a length outside off, de Villiers shoulders arms

80.4

Zaheer to de Villiers, FOUR, another gift from Zaheer. Angled in from round the wicket, ends up as a full toss. It cannot get easier than that. Flicked away with glee by de Villiers to the square leg boundary

80.3

Zaheer to de Villiers, FOUR, Zaheer drifts onto the leg from round the wicket. de Villiers glances it with ease to the fine leg fence. The ball just scurries through very quickly

80.2

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, just outside off now, de Villiers gets right behind the line to block well

80.1

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, angled in on the off from round the wicket, de Villiers comes on the frontfoot to block it to mid on

Zaheer Khan [15.0-0-61-1] is back into the attack

Second new ball taken straightaway

79.6

Kohli to du Plessis, no run, good length and on the off, du Plessis defends it down the track

79.5

Kohli to de Villiers, 1 run, angled into the pads now, de Villiers works it through mid wicket for a single. That brings up the fifty run stand. South Africa have managed a fifty plus stand for every wicket except two. Fantastic stuff

79.4

Kohli to de Villiers, no run, Kohli keeps it steadily on the off. Blocked watchfully

79.3

Kohli to de Villiers, no run, good length and on the off now, de Villiers blocks with ease

79.2

Kohli to de Villiers, no run, fuller and outside off, driven firmly but straight to cover

79.1

Kohli to de Villiers, no run, outside off, blocked to short cover

78.6

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, full and on the middle and leg from round the wicket now. du Plessis drives it back down the track

78.5

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, more flight, still on the leg, easily defended by Ashwin

78.4

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, pushed full and on the leg, du Plessis knocks it to short leg again

78.3

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, floated fuller, du Plessis taps it to short leg

78.2

Ashwin to de Villiers, 1 run, a little bit of turn in, de Villiers gets across and works it with the turn through mid wicket for one

78.1

Ashwin to de Villiers, no run, dragged a little short, de Villiers punches it to cover

77.6

Kohli to du Plessis, no run, pitched up again, du Plessis knocks it to cover

77.5

Kohli to du Plessis, no run, a little shorter in length, du Plessis pushes it back down the track

Kohli to du Plessis, FOUR, overpitched and du Plessis creams it through extra cover. Easily done. The field is predominantly up and du Plessis pierced the gap perfectly

75.1

Kohli to du Plessis, no run, full and on the off, du Plessis defends it down the track

Virat Kohli [2.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack

74.6

Ashwin to de Villiers, no run, tossed up and turning in a shade, de Villiers gets right behind the line to defend well

74.5

Ashwin to de Villiers, no run, turning in and finishing on leg, de Villiers misses a flick and is hit on the thigh

Back to over the wicket to de Villiers

74.4

Ashwin to du Plessis, 1 run, given a lot more air, du Plessis works it wide of mid wicket and takes a quick single comfortably

74.3

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, on the middle and leg again, du Plessis gets back and knocks it to short leg

74.2

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, a little straighter now, du Plessis taps it to short leg

74.1

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, tossed up on the off from round the wicket, du Plessis defends it down the track

India will start to feel the pressure if they don't bag some early wickets. The second new ball will be available in 6 overs. That phase of play will be a crucial one. Welcome back for the post lunch session..

But both de Villiers and du Plessis have survived a testing period and taken their side to lunch without any further casualties. Ashwin has bowled well to de Villiers and the offie is a key bowler as India look to win the Wanderers Test. He will be expected to do a lot of bowling in the post-lunch session. All three results are possible as a famous Indian commentator would say. Do join us soon for the next session.

So what a gripping session of Test cricket that was. Shami came out with all guns blazing and had Petersen in all sorts of strife, before dismissing him. Kallis survived a huge shout for lbw first ball and then settled down to play some brilliant drives. Together with du Plessis, he added quick runs and just as he was looking very good - he fell victim to a wrong decision from Rod Tucker. Kallis' wicket was the 300th for Zaheer and that opened an avenue for India.

73.6

Shami to de Villiers, no run, good stop by Shami to end the session. He bowls too full and sees the straight drive come right at him, sticks his right-boot out and deflects it away. Saved some runs there. That will be lunch as well on the last day

73.5

Shami to de Villiers, no run, way outside off and no need for de Villiers to play at that

73.4

Shami to de Villiers, FOUR, he has played some gorgeous drives and you can add this to that list as well. Gets forward and laces the half-volley between cover and mid-off. No-one moved a muscle and stood there admiring the shot

73.3

Shami to de Villiers, no run, very close! Steve Davis doesn't think it will hit the stumps. Only the height could've saved de Villiers. Nips back in from a short of length area, strikes de Villiers on the knee roll, as he misses with the punch. No bat involved and replays show that it would've clipped the top of the stumps - umpire's call it is and one must say it was a fair decision in the end. Too much doubt to rule it in favor of Shami and India. de Villiers survives

73.2

Shami to du Plessis, 1 run, tight delivery on the stumps, du Plessis shuffles across a tad and defends it in front of mid-on, takes the single on offer

This will be the last over before lunch. Three slips and a gully in place for the speedster as he charges in.

73.1

Shami to du Plessis, no run, keeps low and it is outside off, so du Plessis can leave that

Mohammed Shami [16.0-3-58-2] is back into the attack

72.6

Ashwin to de Villiers, no run, flicked to the man at midwicket on the circle

72.5

Ashwin to de Villiers, no run, still quicker and forces de Villiers to go on the back foot to keep it out

Now Ashwin is going round the wicket

72.4

Ashwin to de Villiers, no run, flatter and skidding on on the stumps, de Villiers prefers to defend off the back foot

72.3

Ashwin to de Villiers, no run, too full and outside off, driven to mid-off, can't find the gap

72.2

Ashwin to de Villiers, no run, fraction short on the stumps, whipped to short leg

72.1

Ashwin to de Villiers, no run, 'top areas buddy, keep it there' says Kohli to Ashwin after de Villiers cautiously defends

71.6

Kohli to du Plessis, no run, from round the wicket and on the stumps, du Plessis gets forward to defend without any hassles

Dhoni wants Kohli to bowl from round the wicket and is making some field changes. Rohit is being moved as I type this

71.5

Kohli to du Plessis, no run, full and wide outside off, du Plessis gets forward to defend to point

71.4

Kohli to de Villiers, 1 run, fraction short outside off, punched through point for the third single of the over

71.3

Kohli to du Plessis, 1 run, shortish and outside off, punched wide of mid-off where Ishant slides to his left to keep it to a single

71.2

Kohli to du Plessis, no run, shuffles across to defend a ball outside off

71.1

Kohli to de Villiers, 1 run, punched past silly mid-on, a single taken

70.6

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, another forward defensive stroke to silly mid-on. Good couple of overs from Ashwin, he has had de Villiers in trouble

70.5

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, turned to short leg

70.4

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, leans forward to defend

70.3

Ashwin to de Villiers, 1 run, comes on the frontfoot and eases it to mid-on, is off strike

70.2

Ashwin to de Villiers, no run, this goes the other way, de Villiers spots it and dabs it to the off-side

70.1

Ashwin to de Villiers, no run, turn and bounce and India's loud lbw appeal is turned down. Tucker getting it right as the ball would've gone over the stumps. de Villiers going back and looking to whip a middle stump delivery, misses and the extra bounce saves him

69.6

Kohli to du Plessis, no run, gentle inswinger, du Plessis shuffles across to defend it back to the bowler, where silly mid-on fields

Kohli to de Villiers, 1 run, fullish and with a bit of shape back in, de Villiers forward defends wide of cover for another single

69.2

Kohli to du Plessis, 1 run, punched to mid-on who is quite deep for an easy single

69.1

Kohli to du Plessis, 2 runs, shuffles across and tucks it to deep square leg, for a couple of runs

Virat Kohli, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

68.6

Ashwin to de Villiers, no run, punched off the back foot to the bowler

68.5

Ashwin to de Villiers, no run, gets forward and defends with bat and pad close together

68.4

Ashwin to de Villiers, no run, comes on the frontfoot and defends

68.3

Ashwin to de Villiers, no run, down leg and wasted as Dhoni collects

68.2

Ashwin to de Villiers, no run, whipped to the short midwicket man

68.1

Ashwin to de Villiers, 2 runs, de Villiers wants to be aggressive and comes down the track to loft Ashwin, isn't to the pitch, yet goes through with the lofted hit, the bat turns and the ball just clears a back-pedalling mid-on. Two taken

67.6

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, left alone to one that isn't coming back enough to hit off

67.5

Ishant to de Villiers, 1 run, dabbed into the vacant cover region for a single

67.4

Ishant to de Villiers, no run, and again. Full and on off, de Villiers's forward defence, runs off the thickish outside half to point

67.3

Ishant to de Villiers, no run, hits the shoulder of the blade after bouncing a tad extra, hits the handle and goes down to ground quickly. Ishant is getting attention from the pitch when he is attacking the stumps

67.2

Ishant to de Villiers, no run, short of length and shaping back in, rising too, but de Villiers shoulders arms

67.1

Ishant to de Villiers, FOUR, another lovely cover drive! On the up and timed very well too, Ishant looking for the outside edge and seeing de Villiers play a beautiful drive on the up. In the air for a while, but no-one catching close in at short cover

66.6

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, hit to the same short midwicket man again

66.5

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, good diving stop at short midwicket, saves some runs after du Plessis' forceful flick is stopped

66.4

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, tossed up on off, du Plessis comes on the frontfoot and blocks

66.3

Ashwin to du Plessis, 2 runs, Ashwin has his hands on his head after du Plessis outside edged it wide of slip. All along the ground and never in the air, a couple of runs

66.2

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, gets forward and calmly defends

66.1

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, pushed just into the off-side, they thought about the single, but decided against it as Ashwin was running across

65.6

Ishant to de Villiers, no run, finally bowls one straight on the stumps and has de Villiers in a bit of discomfort, pitches and rears up from a good length area, strikes de Villiers on the body as the batsman was coming forward to defend. Had the batsman in a bit of strife there. Bowl more often there, Ishant!

65.5

Ishant to de Villiers, no run, Ishant is testing de Villiers' and my patience - I have run out of ways to describe deliveries which are left alone outside off. There you go. Rant over!

65.4

Ishant to de Villiers, no run, 4 leaves in a row as Ishant goes full and wide outside off

65.3

Ishant to de Villiers, no run, Ishant needs to attack the off stump, well wide of off and de Villiers leaves

65.2

Ishant to de Villiers, no run, well outside off and de Villiers won't play at those

65.1

Ishant to de Villiers, no run, back of a length outside off, left alone

Ishant Sharma [14.0-2-37-0] is back into the attack

64.6

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, du Plessis looked to come forward, then saw the shortish length, went back and across, before defending to the on-side

64.5

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, Ashwin bowls it much fuller and there is spin for him as well, down leg though and du Plessis can't connect with the flick, no bat and off the pad, before falling short of short leg

64.4

Ashwin to de Villiers, 1 run, still Ashwin keeps it short, whipped away to deep midwicket

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, flatter outside off, du Plessis dabs it to the off-side

Ravichandran Ashwin [16.0-2-42-0] is back into the attack

63.6

Shami to de Villiers, FOUR, beautiful straight drive! Too full and Shami suffers as de Villiers plays a classy drive, with the bat meeting the ball on the top of the bounce, past the non-striker and gave mid-on no chance

63.5

Shami to de Villiers, no run, pitched up and wide outside off, the sucker ball, de Villiers resists the drive

63.4

Shami to de Villiers, no run, short of length outside off, punched wide of cover

63.3

Shami to de Villiers, no run, back and across and defends solidly again

63.2

Shami to de Villiers, no run, tight delivery on off, de Villiers is half forward and defends it

63.1

Shami to du Plessis, 1 run, jagged back in sharply, du Plessis shuffles across and tucks it wide of midwicket, turns the strike over

62.6

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, pitched up outside off, driven to mid-off, good timing, but straight to the fielder

62.5

Zaheer to du Plessis, 1 run, too straight on the stumps, du Plessis gets inside the line and clips it to deep backward square leg for a single

62.4

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, fullish outside off, du Plessis comes on the frontfoot and defends it back to the bowler

62.3

Zaheer to de Villiers, 1 run, driven just wide of mid-on, takes on Ishant and gets the quick single

62.2

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, edged and doesn't carry to 2nd slip. de Villiers opened the face and was lucky that it didn't carry to the man. Oohs and aahs from the Indians

62.1

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, in the corridor of uncertainty, de Villiers sees and lets it go

61.6

Shami to du Plessis, no run, Shami doesn't make du Plessis play as this full delivery goes way outside off. Swing for the bowler, but not in the right area

61.5

Shami to du Plessis, no run, well outside off and du Plessis won't play at those

61.4

Shami to du Plessis, no run, closer to the off stump, but not close enough to make du Plessis play, who still leaves

61.3

Shami to du Plessis, no run, pitched up and moving away, left alone

No big reaction from Kallis after being wrongly adjudged out. He just shook his head and walked off. Meanwhile, Zaheer roared as soon as the umpire put his finger up. Big moment for him - for he is only the fourth Indian after Anil Kumble, Kapil Dev and Harbhajan Singh to take 300 Test scalps. Only the 2nd Indian pacer to do so. Apt that he got a big fish like Kallis for his 300th wicket.

61.2

Shami to de Villiers, 1 run, shapes back in, down leg and off the thigh pad for a leg-bye

61.1

Shami to de Villiers, 2 runs, pitched up outside off, de Villiers gets forward and eases a drive through cover for a couple of runs

Mohammed Shami [14.0-3-50-2] is back into the attack

60.6

Zaheer to du Plessis, FOUR, even though it wasn't well timed, du Plessis will get a boundary. Takes on the short delivery and hooks wide of square leg. The ball trickles away to the fence

60.5

Zaheer to de Villiers, 1 run, the chance was at the striker's end but Shami threw at the non-striker's and de Villiers was safe despite the direct hit. It was pushed past the bowler, de Villiers wanted the single, du Plessis waited for the ball to pass the bowler, luckily the throw didn't come to his end, for he was struggling

AB de Villiers, right handed bat, comes to the crease

60.4

Zaheer to Kallis, out Lbw!! 300th wicket for Zaheer. What a big moment for the Indian spearhead. But wait, there is a big inside edge onto the pads. Wrong decision. Rod Tucker gets it wrong and there is no DRS to overturn the decision. Kallis walks off shaking his head. It nipped back in and kept low, Kallis was crouching to keep it out, the ball took a significant chunk of the bat and thudded into the pad. Tucker upholds the appeal immediately. Zaheer is roaring in delight and waves to the Indian dressing room. Kallis lbw b Zaheer 34(37) [4s-6]

Zaheer to Kallis, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

60.3

Zaheer to Kallis, no run, Kallis does well to take the bottom hand out of the way and drops it down with soft hands on the on-side

60.2

Zaheer to Kallis, no run, back of a length and outside off, with a bit of bounce, left alone

60.1

Zaheer to Kallis, 2 runs, Kallis closes the face of the bat and manages to get it wide of the man at leg gully, played it down and that's a couple of runs

Some running repairs going on near the bowler's footmarks. The hammer is doing it's job. The popping crease is getting a hammering. A leg gully in place for Kallis against Zaheer.

59.6

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, short of length outside off, du Plessis is in behind it nicely as he defends with a broad blade off the back foot

59.5

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, full and on off, du Plessis drives and the ball goes off a thickish outside half to point

59.4

Ishant to Kallis, 1 run, shuffles across and defends it softly in front of mid-on, sees that it is Zak there and calls du Plessis through for the quick single

59.3

Ishant to Kallis, no run, full and on off, Kallis comes on the frontfoot and defends solidly

59.2

Ishant to Kallis, no run, both the bowler and the non-striker are down on the floor after the straight drive from Kallis is intercepted by Ishant. Good stop by Ishant and du Plessis was diving back to get in his crease, in case there was a deflection from the bowler's hand

59.1

Ishant to Kallis, no run, short of length outside off, left alone

South Africa have scored 56 runs in the first hour of play and India need to keep an eye on that. Kallis has come out with a very positive intent and has raced to 31 off 29 balls, with some superb boundaries punctuating his knock. du Plessis has looked very solid on the other hand. Shami was the pick of the bowlers and rightly deserved that wicket of Petersen. Ishant to continue after the break, bowling to Kallis

58.6

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, tucked off the hips to the on-side and that will be drinks on the final day

58.5

Zaheer to Kallis, 3 runs, hello, where did that come from? Shoots up from the surface, exploding from a good length area as Kallis pushed forward to defend, luckily for the batsman, the ball takes the shoulder of the bat and flies over the slip cordon for three runs. It needed good fielding at the boundary to prevent the four, as the slide from the fielder keeps it to one less. Certainly the Indians would've liked that to have gone to hand. The pitch playing tricks there

58.4

Zaheer to Kallis, no run, good length outside off, left alone

58.3

Zaheer to Kallis, no run, punched back to the bowler

58.2

Zaheer to Kallis, FOUR, Shami has no chance this time. This one came back in with the angle towards off stump, Kallis wanted to go through a straightish mid-on, runs off the thickish inside half and still beats the fielder. That's 7 runs in two balls for South Africa who are getting runs easily at the moment

58.1

Zaheer to du Plessis, 3 runs, too straight from Zaheer this time, du Plessis who played a similar looking flick last over off Ishant, does the same to Zaheer and Shami runs after it from mid-on to keep it to three, stopping it just inside the ropes

57.6

Ishant to Kallis, no run, back and across before solidly defending an off stump delivery down to the off-side

57.5

Ishant to Kallis, no run, Kallis gets forward and leaves a full delivery outside off

57.4

Ishant to du Plessis, byes, 1 run, du Plessis leaves an outside off delivery, it keeps low and Dhoni can't grab it cleanly, they take a bye

57.3

Ishant to du Plessis, FOUR, now Ishant bowls too full and on off stump, just too straight and du Plessis flicks classily to the deep midwicket fence. Just uncorked the wrists at the right time and sent the ball away. First boundary for du Plessis today

57.2

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, banged in on off, du Plessis gets right behind the line to block it back down the pitch

57.1

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, short of length outside off, du Plessis shuffles across and defends off the back foot to mid-on

Ishant Sharma [12.0-2-32-0] is back into the attack

56.6

Zaheer to Kallis, no run, full and on the stumps, Kallis comes on the frontfoot and is cautious in his defensive stroke

56.5

Zaheer to Kallis, FOUR, the knuckle delivery goes wrong for Zaheer. He bowls a long half-volley outside off, Kallis reaches out and sends a picture-perfect cover drive racing past the fielder, who didn't even stretch a limb. That was sublime timing from the classy South African great

56.4

Zaheer to du Plessis, 1 run, tucked off the hips to deep square leg, a single taken

56.3

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, pitches outside off and stays low, du Plessis shuffles across to defend and then sees it and pulls the bat out of the way

56.2

Zaheer to du Plessis, 2 runs, pushes hard at a full one on off, it goes off the thickish inside half of the bat and dribbles to deep square leg

56.1

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, peach! With this round the wicket angle, du Plessis has to play at those - which pitch on or around off, then leaves him off the pitch ever so slightly with a bit of extra bounce, du Plessis pokes and is lucky not to get a feather

55.6

Shami to Kallis, no run, Kallis closed the face of the bat too early and gets a soft leading edge to the off-side. The ball rolled to the fielder, never was in the air, so Kallis was in no danger of getting caught, but he certainly didn't look comfortable there

55.5

Shami to Kallis, no run, Kallis is pinged on the left thigh by one that bounced a tad extra. The inswinger and certainly had Kallis in pain after the batsman missed the tuck to leg. No harm done though and the batsman is ready to continue again

55.4

Shami to Kallis, 2 runs, low full toss and down leg, Kallis flicks with no timing, Zak jogs, literally jogs to get to the ball from mid-on. They take an easy two

55.3

Shami to Kallis, FOUR, nice off-drive. The balance and the timing the key as the bat came down in a straight line. The fielder at mid-off is too square and though he dives, he cannot even get a hand to. 4th boundary for Kallis already in this short stay

55.2

Shami to Kallis, no run, bangs it in short, Kallis ducks and leaves, the ball swings after going past the batsman and Dhoni dives to his right to collect it with one hand

Two slips, a gully and a short catching point, in addition to a short leg for Shami

Zaheer to Kallis, no run, Kallis shoulders arms to one that is coming back in from wide of the crease, but not threatening to hit off

54.5

Zaheer to du Plessis, 1 run, on the middle and leg stump line, flicked to fine leg with the angle

54.4

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, oh so close! du Plessis dug out the yorker length delivery on off, the ball bounces back with a lot of backspin and goes inches wide of leg stump. India can't believe it has missed the stumps. du Plessis for a moment tried to deflect it with his bat, but the ball had already missed the leg stump by then. Very fortunate is the South African

54.3

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, much closer to off stump and a bit of shape back in, du Plessis shoulders arms

54.3

Zaheer to du Plessis, wide, way outside off and that's rightly called a wide by Rod Tucker. Dhoni collected it in front of 1st slip

54.2

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, pitched up outside off, du Plessis gets a good stride forward and defends

54.1

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, angled in from wide of the crease, du Plessis shuffles across and defends to short midwicket

53.6

Shami to Kallis, no run, dug in short and down leg-side, Kallis ducks under it

53.5

Shami to du Plessis, 1 run, Shami hits the bat hard with one that shaped back in a tad on off stump, again it goes off the thickish inside half of the bat wide of square leg for a single

53.4

Shami to du Plessis, no run, full and on off, tight delivery and a tighter defensive shot from du Plessis

53.3

Shami to Kallis, 1 run, now gets forward to defend and the ball rolls slowly to mid-on, he spots that and takes the quick single

53.2

Shami to Kallis, FOUR, good batting this from Kallis. Takes on the full and wide delivery outside off and goes square of the wicket on the off-side with a well-timed drive. Shami won't mind those drives though, for it gives him a chance with all those catchers behind the wicket

53.1

Shami to du Plessis, 1 run, full and on the stumps, flicked wide of mid-on for a well-judged single

52.6

Zaheer to Kallis, no run, now leaves this away swinger all alone

52.5

Zaheer to Kallis, no run, very wide of the crease and dug in short, Kallis punches off the back foot to the off-side

52.4

Zaheer to Kallis, no run, Zaheer spears one in full and on the stumps, from round the wicket, Kallis keeps it out to mid-off

52.3

Zaheer to Kallis, FOUR, that's the 2nd classy cover drive he has hit today. Splits short cover and mid-off with a beautifully timed shot

52.2

Zaheer to Kallis, no run, punched to short cover, straight to the fielder

52.1

Zaheer to Kallis, no run, this one keeps low outside off, Kallis keeps it out and then crouches low to signal how little the ball bounced

Zaheer Khan [9.0-0-29-0] is back into the attack

51.6

Shami to du Plessis, no run, well left as Shami goes full, wide outside off

51.5

Shami to Kallis, 1 run, now just to the right of Pujara at short leg. This time he doesn't get a hand too. Kallis turning one of the hips in the air and getting away. Pujara dived across but it was just a bit too far away from him

51.4

Shami to Kallis, no run, good short delivery, but Kallis ducks under it

51.3

Shami to Kallis, no run, very difficult chance goes down at short leg. Kallis flicks firmly and low to the left of Pujara at short leg, who sticks out his hand and it doesn't stick. These sort of catches either stick or don't and this didn't. Nervy moment for Kallis though

51.2

Shami to Kallis, FOUR, cracking shot! Shami goes full and wide outside off, Kallis unfurls a superb cover drive with not much feet movement. Just pure timing and that's a good way to get off the mark

51.1

Shami to Kallis, no run, full and wide outside off, Kallis is still uncertain, plonks his front foot forward and looks to defend, the thick outside edge falls short of the gully fielder

50.6

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, full and outside off, keeps low as du Plessis leaves. Dhoni stops it on the bounce

50.5

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, short of length outside off, du Plessis shoulders arms after a shuffle

50.4

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, good bowling this from Ishant, bowls full and on the stumps, du Plessis has a slight shuffle in trying to defend and is almost squared up, the ball takes the thickish outside edge and rolls to the off-side

50.3

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, short of length on off, du Plessis gets right behind the line and defends it back down the pitch

50.2

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, back and across before tucking it to the on-side where short leg fields

Shami to du Plessis, 1 run, tucked from the stumps to backward square leg, takes a single

49.5

Shami to du Plessis, no run, nearly top-edges a pull to square leg. du Plessis toe-ending a short ball and is lucky that it falls short of the fielder

49.4

Shami to du Plessis, no run, solid forward defensive stroke back to the bowler

49.3

Shami to Kallis, leg byes, 1 run, huge shout for lbw first ball! But that has pitched outside leg, great decision from Steve Davis. Knew that it had pitched outside leg and said no. India and Shami thought they had their man as Shami went full and fast, the ball swung away late, Kallis' bat came at an angle and the ball hit him on the pads. Kallis must have had his heart in his mouth for a second, but recovers well to scamper a leg-bye as the Indians are busy appealing. Good first delivery from Shami to Kallis

Jacques Kallis, right handed bat, comes to the crease

49.2

Shami to A Petersen, out Bowled!! Just reward for Shami today. He has troubled Petersen all through this spell and makes him play on. Very uncertain footwork from Petersen who poked at an off stump delivery with an angled bat, the thick inside edge cannons onto leg stump and that's an early breakthrough for India. Petersen's brave vigil comes to an end. He wasn't looking comfortable at all against Shami today and falls to the same bowler. A Petersen b Shami 76(162) [4s-9]

Shami to A Petersen, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

49.1

Shami to A Petersen, leg byes, 2 runs, searing inswinging yorker, floors Petersen who failed to deal with it, he was on the floor, then gets up and takes a couple of leg-byes. Ishant did well not to touch the ropes when he was in contact with the ball. Calmly picks it up and sends the throw back

Has that gone to the boundary? Steve Davis is checking upstairs. Ishant's reaction after stopping it with his boot, seems to suggest that it was in fact a boundary. No. Ishant has done well, he has saved the boundary

48.6

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, full and wide outside off, du Plessis shuffles across to off and then shoulders arms

48.5

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, full and on off, du Plessis gets forward and eases it to mid-on

48.4

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, wasted delivery as he slips one full and down leg

Rod Tucker is having a chat to the bowler about running on the danger area. If you remember, Ishant was warned twice by the same umpire in the first innings.

48.3

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, a bit of shape back in, but still not close enough to make du Plessis play outside off

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, back of a length outside off, du Plessis is in behind it solidly

48.1

Ishant to du Plessis, wide, too short and no way du Plessis could've played a stroke at that. Called wide

47.6

Shami to A Petersen, no run, tucked off the hips, straight to the fielder at square leg

47.5

Shami to A Petersen, no run, that's a good leave. Closer to off stump, but Petersen shoulders arms confidently, trusting his defensive technique

47.4

Shami to A Petersen, no run, more indecision from Petersen. Looks to leave a ball outside off, but it takes the shoulder of the bat and rolls to the slip cordon. Shami is bowling well to Petersen

47.3

Shami to A Petersen, no run, ooh! Nearly dragged on. Petersen came forward to defend, there was a slight gap between bat and pad, the ball nearly rolls back through his legs, but stays put. Petersen picks the ball up and throws it back to an Indian fielder

47.2

Shami to du Plessis, leg byes, 1 run, drifting into the pads, du Plessis fails to tuck it away, rolls off the pad behind square for an extra

47.1

Shami to du Plessis, no run, Shami goes full and on the stumps, du Plessis digs it out to mid-on

46.6

Ishant to A Petersen, no run, Ishant is disappointed with that delivery as he doesn't make Petersen play with one that is well outside off

46.5

Ishant to A Petersen, no run, Petersen wears one on the left shoulder. Banged in short, Petersen couldn't get out of the way quickly and allows the ball to ping him. No harm done though and they don't risk a leg-bye as well

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, Ishant is plugging away in the corridor of uncertainty, du Plessis resists for now

46.2

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, on a good length and outside off, du Plessis leaves for the keeper

46.1

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, Ishant starts off with a gentle loosener, du Plessis shoulders arms to a ball well outside off

Ishant Sharma [9.0-2-28-0] is back into the attack

45.6

Shami to A Petersen, no run, stifled shout for lbw dies down quickly as Steve Davis shakes his head. The inswinger, pitches on middle and strikes Petersen on the pads, after the batsman missed the flick. It would've gone down and the umpire got it right

45.5

Shami to A Petersen, no run, short of length and well outside off, moving further away, left alone

45.4

Shami to A Petersen, no run, closer to off stump, on a fuller length, but Petersen sees it well and shoulders arms

45.3

Shami to A Petersen, no run, Shami slips this down leg as the attempted inswinger, goes wrong. Petersen can't get the leg glance going

45.2

Shami to A Petersen, no run, leaves this outswinger all alone

45.1

Shami to A Petersen, no run, beaten first ball. Very loose from Petersen, as he goes after a full and wide outswinger, tries to play an expansive drive - the feet were nowhere near to the pitch of the ball and he nearly edged it. Good carry through to the keeper and an encouraging start for India

So the players walk out for the final day of the game. Mohammad Shami has the ball. Steve Davis is ready. Three slips and a gully in place for the Indian speedster. Here we go.

Pitch report by Shaun Pollock: 'The cracks are going to play a part as the game goes on today. There are a few jig-saw pieces and there are some divuts, if the ball hits them, it will cause some problems. Plenty going for India as far as the pitch is concerned. South Africa, I have no doubt, will use the heavy roller today morning.'

Meanwhile, the Indian bowlers have probed away relentlessly, posing several questions to the South African batsmen. In all likelihood, the deteriorating pitch will further India's cause. PS: India's bowling leader, Zaheer Khan is just one wicket shy of 300 wickets. 8 wickets is the target for MS Dhoni's boys. A gripping day's play ahead of us. Hello and welcome to Day 5 of this Johannesburg Test.

Last year at Adelaide, Faf batted 466 minutes at the Adelaide Oval to defy the potent Aussie attack. Can he pull off another stellar knock today? Not to mention, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villers and JP Duminy are proven performers as well.

The South African openers displayed stubborn resistance until Graeme Smith fell in attempt for a suicidal single. Hashim Amla soon followed suit, getting dismissed without offering a shot for the second time in this Test. Faf du Plessis knows a thing or two about crease occupation and snatching morale boosting draws from the jaws of defeat.

Armed with a hefty lead, Team India will be keen to deliver the killer blow and break their overseas voodoo. Cheteshwar Pujara stressed on the signifinace of striking early in the morning session. Having said that, South Africa have the arsenal to pull off an incredible hiest.

India are inching towards glory at the Wanderers. For the hosts, much will hinge upon Alviro Petersen. In fact, their batsmen will have to perform in unison if they are to even salvage a stalemate. They are not the World Number 1 Test side for nothing. Expecting your company for what will be a corker of a final day. Until then, take care, adios.

Virat Kohli: 'Absolutely, I was very patient this morning. I wanted to build the innings, unfortunately I edged it. We are in a great positon. I enjoyed batting today. I was challenged in the one dayers. I knew there would be lot of short stuff, I did not practice much. I visualized and worked mentally for the challenge. I was in a right zone, I was sticking to the plan I had in Australia. Leaving the ball on the fourth stump was the most difficult thing I had to adjust. I had to feed that in mind. Pujara batted well. The first 65 balls he made only 9 runs. He scores big runs for us, that is his strength. It was good batting with him. After our wickets, we did not get a big partnership. Wickets falls in bunches in these conditions. When I got beaten or Pujara got beaten, we asked each other if we were in line. If we were in line and got beaten we were okay with it. You have to be in the zone to put the right balls away.'

Peter Miller tweets: 59 pence for a ticket for tomorrow...wish I lived in Johannesburg.

Chetan Narula tweets: Hashim Amla, after his first innings dismissal: "There are worse ways to get out." (surely he's got there now!) #SAvInd

Pat Symcox tweets: Another top innings from @GraemeSmith49 in the last innings of a Test.Gutted that he was run out....worked so hard to get the platform.

Samir Chopra tweets: Kudos to Rahane - still getting used to the idea of Indian fielders getting runouts with direct hits.

Mohandas Menon tweets: The longest South Africa has batted in the 4th inngs: is 117 overs (8-ball over) ie 936 balls at SCG in January 1964

Aakash Chopra tweets: During the 0-8 overseas drubbing India scored 300 only once in 16 innings...this team has managed it in its 2nd innings itself. Kudos!

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Earlier in the day, Cheteshwar Pujara registered his fourth 150+ score to fatten India's lead. Even as wickets fell at the other end, Zaheer's devil-may-care strokeplay saw India strengthen their position. The upshot was that India finished with a hefty lead of 457.

With Quinton de Kock, breathing down his neck, Alviro Petersen played a charming innings to keep South Africa in the hunt. South Africa's fortunes, albeit slim, are still alive. At this stage though, India have their noses ahead with the pitch playing tricks. A couple of balls have reared up alarmingly, while a few have kept low, sowing doubts into the minds of the batsmen.

Then, Shami delivered a short of a length ball that shooted low to rattle Amla's stumps, thus making a mockery of the latter. Faf, coming in ahead of an exhausted Kallis, stayed put with Petersen to steer the hosts to stumps without any further damage.

Its has been a riveting Test match, with each day surpassing the excitement of the previous one. After the tea break, Ajinkya Rahane showcased his agility to catch Smith short of his crease by a bullet direct throw. With Amla coming in, the Indian bowlers bent their backs and bowled short.

Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni share a few light moments. Not often does one see MS Dhoni beam in broad grins. Ishant and the other bowlers warmdown on the field.

44.6

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, slower in the air on leg, du Plessis turns it to leg-slip to signal stumps on Day 4

FSL moves to silly-point

44.5

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, tossed up on leg, du Plessis pads it away

44.4

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, tossed up on off, du Plessis defends it back to the bowler

Dhoni to du Plessis, no run, another loose dibbly dobbler on off, du Plessis taps it in front of cover

41.2

Dhoni to du Plessis, no run, 118.8 back of a length delivery on off, pushed to cover from the crease

41.1

Dhoni to A Petersen, 1 run, gentle back of a length delivery on off, tapped to mid wicket

MS Dhoni, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

Umpires getting together again. Light issue again? As I type MS Dhoni is now ready to bowl. His deputy, Kohli takes over his gloves

40.6

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, fullish on off, driven to mid-on, straight to the fielder

40.5

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, slower in the air on off, blocked back to the bowler

40.4

Ashwin to A Petersen, 1 run, spinning down leg, Petersen plays it with soft hands, just wide of leg gully, the ball squirts away to fine leg

40.3

Ashwin to A Petersen, no run, pitched on off and spinning in, Petersen waits for it and taps it in front of mid-wicket

40.2

Ashwin to du Plessis, 1 run, a trifle full on middle and leg, turned to backward square leg

40.1

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, tossed up on off, du Plessis defends it calmly

39.6

Vijay to A Petersen, no run, spinning in on middle, Petersen hangs back and works it towards square leg

39.5

Vijay to du Plessis, 1 run, pitched up and just a shade outside off, eased to long off

39.4

Vijay to A Petersen, 1 run, keeps it flatter on leg, clipped to backward square leg

39.3

Vijay to du Plessis, 1 run, quicker on middle and leg, nudged to long on

39.2

Vijay to du Plessis, no run, flatter on leg, worked to short leg

39.1

Vijay to du Plessis, no run, off break ball on leg, defended to the leg-side

Murali Vijay, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

Surprise Surprise! Vijay is having a bowl.

38.6

Ashwin to du Plessis, 1 run, on middle and leg, fiddled to square leg for an easy single

38.5

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, overpitched on off, du Plessis does not get requisite timing behind the drive as it goes only as far as the bowler

38.4

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, slower in the air on off, blocked back to the bowler

38.3

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, gives this some air on off, Plessis defends it to the on-side

38.2

Ashwin to du Plessis, 2 runs, turning down leg, du Plessis tickles it to fine leg for a brace

38.1

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, on a length on middle, watchfully blocked

Ravichandran Ashwin [12.0-1-35-0] is back into the attack

Umpires have a discussion over the fading light. They check with the light meter and carry on

37.6

Ishant to A Petersen, no run, shortish and jagging away down leg, Petersen ducks under, the brushes the helmet en-route to Dhoni. India's over enthusiastic appeal is turned down

37.5

Ishant to A Petersen, FOUR, top edge but four. This was speared short and on the stumps, Petersen is late on the pull/hook, all he manages is a top edge that runs very fine

37.4

Ishant to A Petersen, no run, good length ball on off, Petersen presses forward and bunts it to mid-on

37.3

Ishant to A Petersen, no run, pitched up on off, driven firmly back to the bowler, who shows excellent reflexes to stick out his left hand and intercept what would have been a certain boundary

37.2

Ishant to A Petersen, no run, slightly back of a length delivery on off, Petersen stays in the crease and pushes it to point

37.1

Ishant to A Petersen, no run, banged in short and down leg, Dhoni takes it in front of his eyes as Petersen ducks

36.6

Shami to A Petersen, 1 run, on a length and on the pads again, Petersen turns it to mid wicket and sets off for a quick single

36.5

Shami to du Plessis, leg byes, 1 run, straying on the pads, du Plessis' attempted flick does not come to pass, the ball trickles off the pad towards fine leg

36.4

Shami to du Plessis, no run, good length delivery on middle, du Plessis defends it back to the bowler

36.3

Shami to du Plessis, no run, good length delivery just outside off, left alone wisely

Faf du Plessis, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Faf bumped up the order ahead of Kallis

36.2

Shami to Amla, out Bowled!! Another awkward dismissal for mighty Hash. He has fallen into the trap. After peppering him with the short stuff, Shami summons the length ball, it keeps low as well. Amla, who was expecting it to bounce steeply, sits under, sways out of the line only to let the ball disturb the off-pole. Jeepers, Amla out in both innings without offering a stroke. Amla b Shami 4(13) [4s-1]

Shami to Amla, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

36.1

Shami to Amla, no run, shortish and down leg, Amla is content to duck under and evade it

35.6

Ishant to A Petersen, no run, on a length and homing in on the fourth stump, Petersen shelves the expansive drive and ignores it

35.5

Ishant to A Petersen, no run, back of a length delivery on off, Petersen stays in the crease and tamely pushes it to point

35.4

Ishant to A Petersen, no run, on a length just outside off, Petersen lunges forward and taps it to cover

It has gone dark at the Bullring. Floodlights have been switched on

35.3

Ishant to A Petersen, no run, dug in short and outside off, Petersen cuts but finds the man at point

35.2

Ishant to A Petersen, no run, back of a length delivery on off, A Petersen chops it just beside the pitch on the off-side

35.1

Ishant to A Petersen, no run, variable bounce on view here. That one pitched on a length and rolls through to Mahendra Singh Dhoni as A Petersen ignores it

34.6

Shami to Amla, no run, on a good length and a smidgen of away shape, Amla shoulders arms

34.6

Shami to Amla, wide, banged in short, sailing to Dhoni as Amla ducks under. The umpire calls the bowler out for height

34.5

Shami to Amla, FOUR, 'That is Amla at his best', bellows out Ravi Shastri on air. This was too full and on the pads, Amla unfurls a classy flick through mid-wicket

34.4

Shami to Amla, no run, comprehensively beaten! This was fullish and in the channel of uncertainty, Amla has a dabble at that only to see it zip past the outside edge

34.3

Shami to Amla, no run, slightly back of a length delivery angled across, left alone calmly

34.2

Shami to A Petersen, 1 run, not all that short outside off, Petersen shapes for the pull, mistimes it off the inside half of the blade to mid on, the duo scamper across for a rapid single

34.1

Shami to A Petersen, 2 runs, good length delivery homing in on the fourth stump, A Petersen opens the face of the bat and steers it to third man, Zak ambles in, enabling the batsmen to pinch 2 where there could have been just 1

Mohammed Shami [6.0-1-21-0] is back into the attack

33.6

Ishant to Amla, no run, another bumper to end the over, Amla sits under that and takes evasive action

33.5

Ishant to Amla, no run, on good length with no hint of lateral movement, allowing Amla to press forward and pat it to cover

Ishant to Amla, no run, another bumper but this one is miles down leg to force Amla to wave at it

33.2

Ishant to Amla, no run, banged in short and over the stumps, Amla , who watches it cautiously, takes refuge in a duck

33.1

Ishant to Amla, no run, on a length on off, pushed to wide mid-off from the crease

32.6

Ashwin to A Petersen, no run, fullish on the stumps, eased to mid-on, recollecting Smith's mode of dismisaal, Petersen declines the single

32.5

Ashwin to A Petersen, no run, flatter on middle and leg, Petersen offers a compact back foot defence

32.4

Ashwin to A Petersen, no run, leg-stump line again, blocked to short-leg

32.3

Ashwin to A Petersen, no run, flatter on leg, Petersen aims for a whip, the ball hits Dhawan on the chest at short leg

32.2

Ashwin to A Petersen, no run, evidence of drift again, slower through the air, defended to short leg

32.1

Ashwin to A Petersen, no run, turning in on middle, Petersen defends it well

Smith was visibly gutted for going for that kamikaze single. He shook hands with his partner, spurring him to kick on before he made the long walk back

31.6

Ishant to A Petersen, 1 run, fullish and homing in on off, A Petersen drags it from there and whisks it to deep square leg

31.5

Ishant to A Petersen, no run, pitching on off and decked in a bit, Petersen shows astute judgement by hoisting his bat and letting it go

31.4

Ishant to A Petersen, no run, reverts to the back of a length on off, Petersen stands tall and punches hard but straight to the fielder at point

31.3

Ishant to A Petersen, no run, fullish and enticing the batsmen to drive, the well set Petersen declines the offer and lets it pass to Dhoni

31.2

Ishant to A Petersen, no run, a stifled appeal for lbw but is turned down. This was a touch fuller and tailing back in to rap the batsman on his pads, Petersen is safe as this seemed to be sliding down leg

31.1

Ishant to A Petersen, no run, persists with that back of a length, this one is down leg though, Petersen waves at it and misses

30.6

Ashwin to Amla, no run, flatter on leg, defended to short leg

30.5

Ashwin to A Petersen, 1 run, worked to mid wicket for an easy single

Hashim Amla, right handed bat, comes to the crease

30.4

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, out Graeme Smith Run Out!! This was nicely tossed up on off, Smith chips down the track and drives it in front of mid-on. Ajinkya Rahane swoops in on the ball and hits the bullseye with remarkable accuracy. Smith departs in a quest for a suicidal single. Poor judgment from Smith. Graeme Smith run out (Rahane) 44(73) [4s-6]

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!

The third umpire is being consulted for a run-out chance. Smith is in trouble here. Replays provide conclusive proof that Smith is a goner. Just when he seemed to have got into his zone, the master of the 4th innings perishes

30.3

Ashwin to A Petersen, 1 run, flatter on leg, Petersen has no problems in whipping it to fine leg

30.2

Ashwin to A Petersen, no run, pitched on off and turning in, worked straight to the fielder at mid-wicket

30.1

Ashwin to A Petersen, no run, tossed up on middle and leg, defended on the bounce to short leg

29.6

Ishant to Graeme Smith, FOUR, angling in but on the pads, Smith leans forward and flicks it handsomely, the exquisite timing carries it to the deep mid wicket fence. South Africa continue to chip away at India's lead

29.5

Ishant to Graeme Smith, no run, banged in short but ill-directed down leg, Smith gives it the cold shoulder

29.4

Ishant to Graeme Smith, FOUR, 100 up for South Africa. Just the ideal start for South Africa. This was a tad full and outside off, Smith dabs it down past the slips to the third man fence

29.3

Ishant to A Petersen, 1 run, similar length but much straighter, tapped in front of mid on, the batsmen hare around to pinch a quick single

29.2

Ishant to A Petersen, no run, keeps it back of a length, this time just close to the off-stump, Petersen makes his lack of interest clear by lifting his bat and letting it pass

Short leg comes in now

29.1

Ishant to A Petersen, no run, 134.6 back of a length delivery angled across, Petersen says all yours to Dhoni

Ishant Sharma [4.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack

Ishant is back with three slips as support

28.6

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, no run, pushed through quicker and outside off, Smith defends it carefully

28.5

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, no run, pitched on off and drifting away, Smith taps it in front of square on the off-side

28.4

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, no run, on a length on off, Smith defends it towards square leg

28.3

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, FOUR, overpitched on off and Smith expertly places it between the two catching covers. Top shot that! Smith is growing in confidence

Two catching short covers in place

28.2

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, 2 runs, flatter on off, kept low as well, Smith brings out a deft late cut to third man

28.1

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, no run, pitched up and outside off, Smith drives it through cover

Ashwin to resume with only one slip in place

It's time for a drinks break. The openers have survived another probing spell. Smith does not look settled but has managed to survive some testing questions posed by Zak, in particular. They will need to grind out for a much longer time but the start has been encouraging.

27.6

Zaheer to A Petersen, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Petersen taps it softly towards gully

27.5

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, 1 run, very full and directed into Smith's pad. He loses balance after playing a flick down to square leg

27.4

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, 2 runs, dug in short again. Smith has enough time to get on top of the bounce and guide it wide of fine leg. Just two

27.3

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, on a good length and on the off, Smith defends it from the crease

27.2

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, now he bangs it in short, Smith keeps his wrists down and lets it go

27.1

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, very close shave for Smith . Pitched up by Zaheer, Smith was pushing out and ended up chipping it in the air. Zaheer leaps up and gets his right hand out but the ball goes just over. It was a very well disguised slower one, the knuckle ball from Zaheer

26.6

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, 1 run, loopy delivery on the off, Smith stretches out to push it in front of cover for a quick single

26.5

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, no run, very full from Ashwin from round the wicket, Smith jams it out to mid on

26.4

Ashwin to A Petersen, 1 run, pitched up, Petersen comes forward and drives it to long on

26.3

Ashwin to A Petersen, no run, tossed up outside off now, Petersen comes forward to block

26.2

Ashwin to A Petersen, FOUR, dragged short by Ashwin and Petersen capitalises. He gets right back and plays a hard whip to the backward square leg fence. Nicely played

26.1

Ashwin to A Petersen, no run, optimistic appeal for LBW. It was tossed up outside off and turning in. Petersen had a good stride out and was outside the line of off as well. Smith wanted a quick single but is sent back

25.6

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, nice follow up delivery. On a good length and outside off with some extra bounce. Smith plays inside the line of the delivery and is lucky once again that it did not take the edge

25.5

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, Zaheer bends his back this time and puts everything into the bouncer. Smith turns his head away and ducks under. Pommie Mbangwa points out that it will keep Smith rooted to the crease

25.4

Zaheer to A Petersen, 1 run, straight in line, Petersen turns it off his pads and behind square on the onside

25.3

Zaheer to A Petersen, no run, angled across once again. Petersen just watches it go past him

25.2

Zaheer to A Petersen, no run, slanted away from over the wicket, Petersen shoulders arms now

25.1

Zaheer to A Petersen, no run, on a good length and outside off, Petersen stands up tall and nudges it to gully

24.6

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, no run, Ashwin continues to bowl slow through the air, Smith pushes it straight to mid on

24.5

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, no run, tossed up outside off again, Smith drives but cannot beat short extra cover

24.4

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, no run, nicely tossed up outside off, Smith stretches and defends it to short cover

24.3

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, no run, a little flatter and outside off, Smith pushes it down the track

24.2

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, FOUR, Ashwin errs in line just a shade. Drifting on the middle and leg. Smith reaches forward and works it nicely through mid wicket to pick another boundary

24.1

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, no run, floated up, Smith comes down and jams it down the track

23.6

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, 1 run, Zaheer goes full and on the leg, Smith turns it uppishly and down to fine leg for just a single

23.5

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, full and on the off, Smith presses forward and blocks solidly

23.4

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, on a good length and on the off now. Smith drives it on the up but cannot get it past short extra cover

23.3

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, FOUR, Zaheer spears it into the pads of Smith. He loves it there. The flick is played all along the ground and in the big gap through mid wicket. That should give him some confidence

23.2

Zaheer to A Petersen, leg byes, 1 run, angled in from round the wicket, Petersen is hit on the thigh before it rolls behind square on the offside

23.1

Zaheer to A Petersen, no run, slightly short and outside off, Petersen punches it to point

22.6

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, no run, superbly bowled by Ashwin. That was the carrom ball. Pitched well outside off and zipped in sharply. Smith did not pick that one. The ball goes between bat and pad, misses the off pole by a whisker

22.5

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, no run, some overspin on this one. It goes straight on outside off, Smith shoulders arms

22.4

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, no run, nicely tossed up once again, Smith gets to the pitch and defends it

22.3

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, no run, very well flighted and very full too. Smith jams it out on the offside

22.2

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, no run, tossed up from round the wicket, Smith pushes it back to Ashwin

22.1

Ashwin to A Petersen, 1 run, a little short and on the middle and leg, Petersen plays a whip/pull through square leg for one

21.6

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, just outside off now, Smith shuffles across and shoulders arms

21.5

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, beautifully bowled by Zaheer. Angled in and then moving away off the deck. Smith was moving towards the line and pushed the bat out but is beaten. Zak has a wry smile

21.4

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, good length and outside off, Smith punches it into the ground to point

21.3

Zaheer to A Petersen, 1 run, slanted in again, Petersen works it off his pads and down to fine leg for an easy single

21.2

Zaheer to A Petersen, no run, full and outside off, Petersen leans forward and eases it to backward point

21.1

Zaheer to A Petersen, no run, angled in from round the wicket, Petersen comes forward to block again

20.6

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, no run, slow and outside off again, Smith leans forward and taps it on the onside

20.5

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, no run, floated outside off, Smith reaches forward and pushes it to mid on

20.4

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, no run, slow through the air and outside off, Smith dabs as an afterthought, straight to point

20.3

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, no run, very nicely flighted again by Ashwin. Smith comes down and plays it uppishly down the track to the bowler

20.2

Ashwin to A Petersen, 1 run, tossed up from round the wicket, Petersen punches it to long on, who is standing deep. Easy single

20.1

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, 1 run, flat and on the middle and leg, Smith whips it through square leg for just a single

Ravichandran Ashwin [5.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack

Ashwin changes ends

19.6

Zaheer to A Petersen, no run, back of a length and outside off, Petersen gets on top of the bounce and cuts it straight to point

19.5

Zaheer to A Petersen, no run, pitched fuller from round the wicket, Petersen drives to mid off

19.4

Zaheer to A Petersen, no run, a little short and on the off, Petersen stands up tall and knocks it down on the onside

19.3

Zaheer to A Petersen, no run, angled in from round the wicket, Petersen pushes it to mid on

19.2

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, 1 run, good thinking from Petersen. Smith got a thick inside edge onto his pads. The ball did not go too far away from the stumps but Petersen was keen to take Smith off strike. He gets in comfortably

19.1

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, on a good length and well outside off, Smith chases it and punches it without timing towards cover

Zaheer Khan [4.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack

Zaheer v Smith once again. Conventional field this time. Three slips and a short extra cover

18.6

Shami to A Petersen, no run, away swinger from Shami but well outside off, left alone by Petersen

18.5

Shami to A Petersen, no run, full and on the middle and leg, Petersen turns it to mid wicket

18.4

Shami to A Petersen, 2 runs, Petersen gets his 6th Test fifty, 2nd against India. He was squared up again as the ball jagged away a touch. The ball goes off the leading edge throughg cover and gets him two. He's had to grit it out and has done well so far

18.3

Shami to A Petersen, no run, Shami slides well down the leg side this time. Petersen just watches Dhoni collect it

18.2

Shami to A Petersen, no run, that's a cracker! Might have actually hit a crack outside off. Extra bounce and movement away too, Petersen is caught by surprise but drops his wrists and does well to evade

18.1

Shami to A Petersen, FOUR, Petersen is a good player of the pull shot. This was banged in short but there was not enough height on it. Petersen pulls it from his hips and hard through square leg

17.6

Ashwin to A Petersen, 1 run, very full again from Ashwin, Petersen drives it down to deep mid wicket to keep strike

17.5

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, 1 run, Smith skips down the track now and pushes a full delivery wide of long on for an easy single

17.4

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, no run, a little flatter and outside off, going straight on as well. Smith shoulders arms

17.3

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, no run, nicely tossed up on middle and leg now, Smith punches it to mid on

17.2

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, no run, floated up from round the wicket, Smith skips down and plays it back to the bowler

17.1

Ashwin to A Petersen, 1 run, flat and outside off from round the wicket, Petersen dabs it late and square on the offside for an easy single

16.6

Shami to Graeme Smith, no run, on a good length and outside off now, Smith shoulders arms

16.5

Shami to Graeme Smith, FOUR, good bowling from Shami. He gets this one to angle away after bringing the previous one in. Smith pushes out and gets a thick edge. Luckily for the SA skipper, the ball shoots through between gully and third slip to the boundary

16.4

Shami to Graeme Smith, no run, muted appeal turned down. Shami gets this to shape in nicely after starting on middle and off. Smith is hit high on the pad, was heading down leg too

Smith has had very little to do so far. Faced just 22 balls and we are already into the 17th over of the innings.

16.3

Shami to Graeme Smith, no run, angled well across from over the wicket, Smith leaves with ease

16.2

Shami to A Petersen, 1 run, angled in now, Petersen turns it off his pads and through square leg for an easy single

16.1

Shami to A Petersen, no run, every now and then Shami gets the ball to deviate big. Another one this time. Petersen - squared up and beaten yet again

15.6

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, no run, floated on the middle and leg, Smith turns it straight to the fielder at short mid wicket

15.5

Ashwin to A Petersen, 1 run, a little fuller and on the off, Petersen punches it to long on now

15.4

Ashwin to A Petersen, no run, nice, loopy delivery on the off. Petersen watches it closely and blocks

15.3

Ashwin to A Petersen, no run, tossed up on middle and off, Petersen turns it gently on the onside

15.2

Ashwin to A Petersen, no run, floated wide outside off, Petersen leans out and defends softly

15.1

Ashwin to A Petersen, no run, bowled very slow through the air by Ashwin. He had Petersen pressing forward. There was some extra bounce and it hit Petersen high on the bat before dropping wide of short leg

14.6

Shami to A Petersen, 1 run, back of a length now, Petersen punches it from the crease and through extra cover for just a single

14.5

Shami to A Petersen, no run, a lot straighter in line, Petersen turns it off his pads and straight to mid wicket

14.4

Shami to A Petersen, no run, Shami goes fuller and closer to the off stump but still not close enough to make Petersen offer a shot. This one kept low as well.

14.3

Shami to A Petersen, no run, that's a peach from Shami. Big movement off the deck. Petersen was fishing outside off and is beaten by a long way

14.2

Shami to A Petersen, no run, back of a length and well outside off, Petersen leaves with ease

14.1

Shami to A Petersen, FOUR, Shami drifts onto the pads, Petersen gets up on his toes and works it off his hips to the fine leg fence. Very well controlled by Petersen

13.6

Ashwin to A Petersen, 1 run, pushed up now, Petersen punches it down to long on for an easy single

13.5

Ashwin to A Petersen, FOUR, dragged a little short and outside off as well. Petersen waits and cuts it nicely past backward point. There was not too much power behind it but even that much is enough to beat Zak. He just ambled behind the ball and allowed it to get to the fence

13.4

Ashwin to A Petersen, no run, very nicely flighted again, Petersen taps it to short leg

13.3

Ashwin to A Petersen, no run, thrown well up in the air, Petersen punches it along the ground and back to Ashwin

13.2

Ashwin to A Petersen, no run, tossed up with some turn in, Petersen taps it to short leg

13.1

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, 1 run, pushed in quick from round the wicket, Smith works it off his pads through square leg for one

12.6

Shami to A Petersen, no run, on the off again, Petersen comes forward and blocks it with bat near pad

12.5

Shami to A Petersen, no run, fuller now and on the off, Petersen presents a straight bat to play it down the track

12.4

Shami to A Petersen, no run, banged in short by Shami. It was outside off too. Petersen was a little too early into the pull and gets it high on the bat. It was in the air for a while, the mid wicket was standing halfway up but it lands well short

12.3

Shami to A Petersen, no run, on the off again, Petersen stays right behind the line and blocks solidly

12.2

Shami to A Petersen, no run, just outside off now, Petersen leans forward and blocks

12.1

Shami to A Petersen, no run, banged in short by Shami at good pace, Petersen evades it

11.6

Ashwin to A Petersen, 3 runs, given air again and outside off, Petersen leans forward and gets a thick outside edge past slip for three

11.5

Ashwin to A Petersen, no run, some turn in now, Petersen went back to cut but was cramped for room. He ends up mistiming it to cover

11.4

Ashwin to A Petersen, no run, flighted again and on the off, Petersen gets back to defend

11.3

Ashwin to A Petersen, no run, given a lot more air this time, Petersen tries to drive but mistimes it down the track

11.2

Ashwin to A Petersen, no run, tossed up on the off, Petersen defends it watchfully

11.1

Ashwin to A Petersen, no run, tossed up on the off, Petersen turned it wide of mid wicket and started for a single but was sent back. Dhoni deflected the throw onto the stumps but Petersen got in well in time

There has been a run out appeal first up but seems like A Petersen is safe

It's been a good little session of play. The openers were tested well by the Indian pacers but they have managed to survive. The Indians, understandably, are still in good spirits as they walk out. They would have loved an early wicket but the drop by Kohli did not help. Nevertheless, with enough runs on the board, the Indian bowlers will be plugging away tirelessly. South Africa will be looking to take it session by session. The effects of the heavy roller will be wearing out soon and the pitch could play some tricks. Another interesting session coming your way shortly. Stay tuned.

10.6

Shami to Graeme Smith, no run, very full from round the wicket, Smith punches it back to the bowler. That should be tea on day 4.

10.5

Shami to A Petersen, 1 run, on the middle and leg, Petersen works it down to deep mid wicket for a single

10.4

Shami to A Petersen, no run, angled in now, Petersen defends it from the crease

10.3

Shami to A Petersen, no run, away movement but well outside off, left alone by Petersen

10.2

Shami to A Petersen, no run, very loud appeal turned down. pad signals the umpire. That was a great decision. The ball was superb from Shami. Pitching on off and nipping away sharply, it beat the outside edge, hit the back pad and went through to Dhoni. Top decision from Rod Tucker

10.1

Shami to A Petersen, no run, nippy delivery on the off, Petersen is a trifle late to bring the bat down but taps it to mid wicket

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, no run, very full from Ashwin, Smith digs it out to mid wicket

9.4

Ashwin to A Petersen, 1 run, Ashwin tries the carrom ball now, on the middle and leg and Petersen works it to deep mid wicket

9.3

Ashwin to A Petersen, no run, a little flatter, Petersen pushes it to mid on

9.2

Ashwin to A Petersen, no run, tossed up outside off now, slow turn in. Petersen defends it from the crease

9.1

Ashwin to A Petersen, no run, tossed up from over the wicket, Petersen knocks it to short mid wicket

Ravichandran Ashwin, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

8.6

Shami to Graeme Smith, 2 runs, just outside off now, Smith manages to works it through mid wicket again for an easy brace

8.5

Shami to A Petersen, 1 run, very straight in line, Petersen turns it through mid wicket and jogs over to the other end

8.4

Shami to Graeme Smith, 1 run, full and straight now, Smith turns it through mid wicket for an easy single

8.3

Shami to Graeme Smith, no run, Shami jags this one back in at a sharp pace. Smith is hit on the thigh and that is bound to sting

8.2

Shami to Graeme Smith, no run, angled away from over the wicket, Smith shoulders arms

8.1

Shami to Graeme Smith, no run, Shami is on the money. On the off from over the wicket. Smith is squared up a touch and gets a bit of a leading edge towards point

Mohammed Shami, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

7.6

Ishant to A Petersen, no run, moving away again, outside off as well. Petersen continues to leave

7.5

Ishant to A Petersen, no run, slightly short and well outside off, Petersen leaves it this time

7.4

Ishant to A Petersen, no run, full and outside off, this time the ball nips away. Petersen drives loosely but is beaten again. He's being really tested by Ishant here

Three slips, a leg slip and a short leg for Ishant, who's predominantly bringing the ball back in to the right-hander.

7.3

Ishant to A Petersen, no run, back of a length now and outside off, Petersen stands up tall and punches it to point

7.2

Ishant to A Petersen, 2 runs, just outside off again, Petersen gets a thickish outside edge past backward point for a couple

A leg slip walks in

7.1

Ishant to A Petersen, no run, excellent delivery but Petersen is lucky again that he did not edge it. Pitched on off but straightens. Petersen is squared up and beaten completely

6.6

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, way outside off again, Smith leaves this with ease

6.5

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, Zaheer goes full and outside off now. There was some shape away as well. Smith walks across outside off and leaves

6.4

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, full and straight from Zak. Smith gets the bat well in front of the pads to push it to mid on

Some dark clouds hanging over the ground now

6.3

Zaheer to A Petersen, 1 run, full and straight from round the wicket, Petersen gets a thickish inside edge down to deep square leg

6.2

Zaheer to A Petersen, no run, on a good length and outside off from round the wicket once again, left alone by Petersen

6.1

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, 1 run, angled in from over the wicket, Smith works it off his pads and down to deep backward square leg to get off strike

5.6

Ishant to A Petersen, no run, full and angled in, Petersen turns it straight to short mid wicket

5.5

Ishant to A Petersen, FOUR, sliding onto the leg this time. Petersen is able to glance it late and down to the fine leg fence. Very easily done

5.4

Ishant to A Petersen, no run, after umpteen deliveries that came in, Ishant takes this one away. He had Petersen poking outside off but the ball misses the bat by quite a bit. Good bowling from Ishant

5.3

Ishant to A Petersen, no run, more nip in from a good length outside off. Petersen leaves confidently and the ball bounces well over the stumps

5.2

Ishant to A Petersen, FOUR, that's a very nice shot down the ground. Ishant overpitched and Petersen drives it straight past the bowler with a dead straight bat. Beautifully balanced too as he played that shot

5.1

Ishant to A Petersen, no run, Ishant continues to angle it in. This was in the corridor of uncertainty again. Petersen was thinking about leaving but gets the bat down very late to defend

4.6

Zaheer to A Petersen, 1 run, a little straighter in line this time, Petersen is able to work it away through mid wicket to keep strike

4.5

Zaheer to A Petersen, no run, further outside off now, easy leave this time for Petersen

4.4

Zaheer to A Petersen, no run, massive appeal for a caught behind from Zak but Dhoni did not react. This was full outside off and nipped away after pitching. Petersen was lunging out to defend but the ball whizzed past the bat. The bat hit the pad as well. Good decision by the ump

4.3

Zaheer to A Petersen, no run, in the corridor of uncertainty, Petersen prods forward and blocks watchfully

4.2

Zaheer to A Petersen, no run, Zaheer continues from round the wicket to the right-hander. Full and on the off now. Petersen pushes it to mid on

4.1

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, 3 runs, Zaheer keeps it full and just outside off to Smith. He drives it in the air, not timed too well but gets it in the gap through extra cover

3.6

Ishant to A Petersen, 2 runs, angled in again, Petersen flicks this one a little uppishly through mid wicket and gains two

3.5

Ishant to A Petersen, no run, Ishant is persisting with that angle in but this time he goes down the leg. He had A Petersen out LBW with a similar strategy in the first innings

3.4

Ishant to A Petersen, no run, just outside off and nipping in, Petersen leaves but that was not too far away from the off pole

Ishant is running in from a little wider of the crease. He was warned twice in the first innings for running on the danger area

3.4

Ishant to A Petersen, no ball, full and just outside off, A Petersen blocks it but Ishant has overstepped

3.3

Ishant to A Petersen, no run, angled in and on target. Petersen defends it watchfully

3.2

Ishant to A Petersen, no run, nipping in from outside off, Petersen taps it to mid on

3.1

Ishant to A Petersen, no run, good carry through to Dhoni. Outside off though and the movement in was not enough to trouble Petersen

Zaheer to A Petersen, 1 run, slanted in again from round the wicket, Petersen knocks it softly through mid wicket for one

2.4

Zaheer to A Petersen, no run, Zaheer spears it into the pads from round the wicket now. Hits him on the knee roll as well. No appeal from the bowler. That was missing leg

2.3

Zaheer to A Petersen, FOUR, full and outside off. Some movement away too. Petersen was looking to drive it through cover but gets a thickish outside edge to the left of point for a boundary

2.2

Zaheer to A Petersen, no run, outside off from round the wicket, left alone by Petersen

2.1

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, 1 run, catch dropped by Kohli. That could have been Zak's 300th. The trap was set and Smith fell for it. Full and on the leg. He flicked it uppishly and firmly to leg gully. Kohli was slow to react, leaps up and got a hand to it but spills it.

Zak v Smith now. That's always interesting. Three slips and a leg gully. Short mid off in as well

1.6

Ishant to A Petersen, no run, on a good length and outside off again, Petersen leaves once more

1.5

Ishant to A Petersen, no run, on a good length and outside off, some shape in as well. Petersen shoulders arms

1.4

Ishant to Graeme Smith, 1 run, on the middle and leg, Smith was trying to work it on the onside but did not time it too well. It rolls to the left of leg gully and Smith gets off the mark

1.3

Ishant to Graeme Smith, no run, on a good length and on the off, Smith gets up tall and knocks it on the onside

A short mid wicket and a leg gully in place now.

1.2

Ishant to Graeme Smith, no run, full and on the off, Graeme Smith turns it to square leg

1.1

Ishant to Graeme Smith, no run, Ishant begins with a full and straight one on off. Graeme Smith pushes it down the track

Ishant Sharma, right-arm fast, comes into the attack

0.6

Zaheer to A Petersen, no run, bit of zip and nice carry through to Dhoni this time. Still outside off though and Petersen shoulders arms

0.5

Zaheer to A Petersen, no run, good length and outside off again from round the wicket, Petersen leaves

0.4

Zaheer to A Petersen, no run, on a good length and outside off now, Petersen shoulders arms

0.3

Zaheer to A Petersen, FOUR, full and angled into the pads. Easily flicked along the ground through square leg by Petersen for his first boundary

Zak switches to round the wicket now.

0.2

Zaheer to A Petersen, 2 runs, full and straight now, Petersen punches it through mid wicket and gets off the mark with two

0.1

Zaheer to A Petersen, no run, Zaheer begins with a full delivery, a low full toss in fact. There was a hint of swing in as well. A Petersen closes the face of the bat too soon and gets a leading edge to cover

A Petersen and Graeme Smith are at the crease. A Petersen is on strike. Zaheer will open the attack

Zaheer, on 299 wickets, runs in with 4 slips and a gully in place.

Welcome back. Dhoni leads the talk in the Indian team huddle

South Africa have exactly 135 overs to bat out in this game. That's one and half days. Quite an arduous task but they are not the No. 1 side for nothing. Can we expect something special? Don't go away too far. Their innings is coming up very soon.

South Africa seem to have opted for the heavy roller. We can draw parallels to the way they've been rolled over by India so far. Pujara and Kohli stuck it out with a massive stand to ensure India finished with a sizeable lead. South Africa were hampered by the loss of Morkel. Their woes were doubled with Steyn suffering his worst run of form in a long time. He went wicket-less in an innings after a gap of 26 innings. This was by far his worst bowling figures in a Test as well.

120.4

Tahir to Shami, out Bowled!! That ends it. The googly from Tahir, Shami tries to swing it across the line but misses completely. The ball crashes into the stumps and India finish with a lead of 457. Shami b Tahir 4(5) [4s-1]

Tahir to Shami, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

120.3

Tahir to Zaheer, 1 run, flat and on the middle and leg, Zaheer works it through mid wicket for an easy single

120.2

Tahir to Zaheer, no run, going straight on, Zaheer dabs it to point

120.1

Tahir to Zaheer, byes, FOUR, floated down the leg side. It just skids on and goes too quickly for ABD to stop. More runs for India

119.6

Steyn to Shami, no run, short and outside off now, Shami tries to cut but misses

119.5

Steyn to Shami, no run, short and directed into the body. Shami hops up, gets his body behind but bat in front and manages to block it

119.4

Steyn to Shami, no run, sliding down the leg side now, Shami does not make contact

119.3

Steyn to Shami, FOUR, the yorker is just not landing perfectly for Steyn. Now it ends up on the leg of Shami who flicks it nicely to the square leg fence

119.2

Steyn to Zaheer, 1 run, full and straight this time, Zaheer drives it hard and down to long off now

119.1

Steyn to Zaheer, SIX, nothing going right for Steyn. It was the slower one outside off. Zaheer picked it early and manages to get under it. Lofted cleanly and way into the stands over long off

Mohammed Shami, right handed bat, comes to the crease

118.6

Tahir to Ishant, out Lbw!! That's as plumb as it gets. This was just going straight on, Ishant was lunging forward and across, gets hit near the knee roll in front of middle. Easy decision for the umpire. Ishant lbw b Tahir 4(14)

Tahir to Ishant, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

118.5

Tahir to Ishant, no run, tossed up once more, Ishant pushes it to cover

118.4

Tahir to Ishant, no run, floated on the leg, Ishant leans out to block

118.3

Tahir to Ishant, no run, quicker and straight too. Ishant manages to bring the bat down just in time and prevents an LBW

118.2

Tahir to Ishant, no run, tossed up now, Ishant lunges out to defend well

118.1

Tahir to Ishant, no run, the googly first up to Ishant. He stays behind to block

117.6

Steyn to Zaheer, FOUR, the Indian dressing room is out in numbers at the balcony and enjoying this show from the tail. Full and straight, a wild swing as usual from Zak but he gets an inside edge. The ball misses the stumps and scoots through to the fine leg fence. Frustration for Steyn and South Africa

117.5

Steyn to Ishant, 1 run, banged in short and into the body, Ishant turns it past short leg for a single

117.4

Steyn to Zaheer, leg byes, 1 run, the 400 up with that leg bye. It's only the 2nd time that India have managed 400 or more in 29 innings overseas. The ball was full and sliding down the leg, Zaheer got a bit of pad on it before it rolled to fine leg

117.3

Steyn to Ishant, 1 run, right into the blockhole, Ishant manages to dig it out quite nicely through square leg for one

117.2

Steyn to Ishant, no run, short now, Ishant pulls but only after the ball had gone past him and almost into the keeper's gloves.

117.1

Steyn to Ishant, 2 runs, full and straight from Steyn. Ishant just got it off the bottom of the bat and past Zaheer down the track for a couple

Dale Steyn [28.0-5-85-0] is back into the attack

116.6

Tahir to Zaheer, SIX, What a shot! That's the first six of the match. Tossed up full and Zaheer just stays in the crease to thump it inside out over extra cover. Superbly done

116.5

Tahir to Zaheer, no run, there's something comical. This was thrown up outside off, Zaheer just dragged it straight into Ishant at the other end. Smiles all around

116.4

Tahir to Zaheer, no run, Zaheer tries to come down the track now and Tahir throws it outside leg, Zaheer pads it away

116.3

Tahir to Zaheer, no run, flat and a googly as well. Zaheer tries to whip it away on the onside but misses and is hit high on the leg

116.2

Tahir to Zaheer, no run, floated up straight, Zaheer lunges out again but is hit high on the front pad

116.1

Tahir to Zaheer, no run, flat and outside off, Zaheer gets a good stride out and defends it well

115.6

Philander to Ishant, no run, short and into the ribs this time, Ishant manages to knock it down on the onside. There was no short leg, so no risk in doing what he did

115.5

Philander to Ishant, no run, slightly short and outside off, Ishant stands up tall and blocks towards point

115.4

Philander to Zaheer, 1 run, full and outside off now, Zaheer taps it just wide of cover and picks up a single

115.3

Philander to Zaheer, no run, short and outside off again. Zaheer tries to slog it on the onside but connects with thin air

115.2

Philander to Zaheer, no run, sliding down the leg now. Zaheer walks across and tries to swing it away but misses

The first slip is standing almost near the helmets behind the keeper. Quite an unconventional position

115.1

Philander to Zaheer, FOUR, just a wild heave from Zaheer. He was trying to smack a length ball from outside off through mid wicket but gets a thick top edge. The ball flies over the slip cordon and to the fence

114.6

Tahir to Ishant, no run, quick leg-break now. Ishant was beaten completely but was lucky that it was not in line with the stumps. He was late on the cut shot he attempted

114.5

Tahir to Zaheer, 1 run, low full toss, Zaheer gets it in the toe-end of the bat but picks one as it goes square on the offside

114.4

Tahir to Zaheer, no run, the googly again, Zaheer stays back and knocks it on the onside

114.3

Tahir to Zaheer, no run, catch dropped by Kallis. That could have been his 200th in Tests The googly from Tahir outside off, Zaheer gets back and almost guided it off the face of the bat and low to the right of slip. Kallis was slow to get down, he still got a hand to it but does not hold on

114.2

Tahir to Zaheer, no run, turning away outside off, Zaheer gets back to cut but misses

114.1

Tahir to Zaheer, no run, tossed up on the off, Zaheer leans forward to block

Imran Tahir [12.0-0-61-0] is back into the attack

A slip in place.

Just two more to end the innings. Will we see Steyn now? Nope. It's in fact Tahir. Smith must be banking on the tail-enders to go after Tahir and nab them in the process.

113.6

Philander to Ishant, no run, full and on the off first up to Ishant, he comes forward to block

Ishant Sharma, right handed bat, comes to the crease

113.5

Philander to Dhoni, out Caught by (sub)Elgar!! Philander has his man now. Short and wide outside off, Dhoni cuts it high and hard but the connection was not perfect. It goes straight to Elgar at deep point. Simple catch and Philander mouths nothing but the glare says it all. He beleives that he had Dhoni earlier in the over. Dhoni c (sub)Elgar b Philander 29(44) [4s-3]

Philander to Dhoni, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

113.4

Philander to Dhoni, no run, Philander is putting a lot behind each delivery now. Banged in short and whizzing past Dhoni as he arches back. de Villiers jumps up to collect it overhead

113.3

Philander to Dhoni, no run, good length and outside off now, Dhoni shoulders arms now

113.2

Philander to Dhoni, no run, that's reared up steeply. Dhoni is caught by surprise. He hops up to try and keep it down but the ball takes the glove and drops down in front of the 'keeper

113.1

Philander to Dhoni, no run, very loud appeal for caught behind turned down. There was a big sound but the umpire is unmoved. Short and outside off. Dhoni wanted to cut but seems to have got an edge on this one. Certainly a sound as it passed the bat but Dhoni survives

Almost everyone standing in the deep now. Just a slip in place

112.6

Duminy to Zaheer, no run, flat and straight, Zaheer gets a good stride out to defend solidly once again

112.5

Duminy to Zaheer, no run, slow and on middle now, Zaheer comes forward to block

112.4

Duminy to Dhoni, 1 run, very full now, Dhoni drives it firmly past Duminy and down to long on

112.3

Duminy to Dhoni, no run, on the leg again, Dhoni blocks this time

112.2

Duminy to Dhoni, no run, flat and outside leg, Dhoni paddles it to short fine leg

112.1

Duminy to Dhoni, FOUR, Whoa! Dhoni was so confident after hitting this that he did not bother to run. This was slightly short and outside off. Dhoni just punched it really hard through extra cover. There were two men in the deep, the gap was split to perfection and Dhoni was very confident about the power he had put behind it

111.6

Philander to Dhoni, 1 run, streaky but Dhoni survives. Full and outside off from Philander. Dhoni wanted to drive it really hard but only gets an inside edge again. The ball shoots through past the leg stump and down to fine leg

111.5

Philander to Dhoni, no run, Philander brings this one back in sharply from outside off. Dhoni was covering his off stump well though and leaves confidently

111.4

Philander to Dhoni, no run, well outside off now with a bit of shape away as well. Dhoni jumps across and then shoulders arms

111.3

Philander to Dhoni, no run, uneven bounce now. This one shoots through low. Dhoni was getting right behind the line and gets an inside edge onto his legs once again

111.2

Philander to Dhoni, no run, on a good length and on the off, Dhoni looks to punch but gets an inside edge onto his pads

111.1

Philander to Dhoni, 2 runs, a typical Dhoni shot that. He skips down the track and works this full ball through mid wicket for an easy couple

110.6

Duminy to Zaheer, no run, a little fuller, Zaheer comes on the frontfoot and blocks solidly

110.5

Duminy to Zaheer, no run, on the off this time, Zaheer defends it watchfully

110.4

Duminy to Dhoni, 1 run, flat again from round the wicket, Dhoni punches it down to long on from the crease

110.3

Duminy to Zaheer, 1 run, almost a run out. Zaheer dabbed this very late from outside off and past backward point. He was very keen on the second and was more than halfway down the track before Mahendra Singh Dhoni turned him back. ABD has a shy at the non-striker's end, misses and Zak survives

110.2

Duminy to Dhoni, 1 run, flat and on the leg, Dhoni stays in the crease and works it down to deep mid wicket

110.1

Duminy to Dhoni, no run, Duminy is still coming from round the wicket, fired in flat as well. Dhoni gets back and pushes it down the track

109.6

Philander to Zaheer, FOUR, poor delivery and Zaheer is able to put it away easily. Full and sliding down the leg, Zaheer gets the glance right. Enough bat on it to take it quickly past a diving AB de Villiers to the fine leg fence

Dhoni walks up to have a chat with Zak now

109.5

Philander to Zaheer, no run, Philander goes full and slides down the leg side, Zaheer misses a glance

109.4

Philander to Zaheer, no run, banged in much shorter now, Zaheer still has a waft at it but misses

109.3

Philander to Zaheer, no run, Zaheer has come out with some wild intentions. He was clearing his frontfoot even as Philander ran in, then had a wild swing at a short of length delivery but missed it completely

Zaheer Khan, right handed bat, comes to the crease

109.2

Philander to Ashwin, out Caught by du Plessis!! Soft dismissal. It was a length ball, Ashwin was trying to work it on the onside but got a gentle leading edge. The ball pops up to cover where du Plessis takes a simple catch. Ashwin c du Plessis b Philander 7(12) [4s-1]

Philander to Ashwin, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

109.1

Philander to Dhoni, leg byes, 1 run, loud appeal for LBW turned down. It was angled in, Dhoni missed a flick and was hit on the pad. Heading down the leg though

108.6

Duminy to Ashwin, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Ashwin gets back and cuts it nicely through point for a boundary. The timing was really good

108.5

Duminy to Ashwin, no run, flat and full outside off, Ashwin leans forward to defend

108.4

Duminy to Ashwin, 2 runs, overpitched, Ashwin drives it sweetly wide of cover and to the left of mid off. Smith dives and gets a hand to it. That takes some pace off. Just a single

108.3

Duminy to Ashwin, no run, flat and on the off, Ashwin gets back and punches it back to the bowler

108.2

Duminy to Dhoni, 1 run, good running from Dhoni. He just pushed a full delivery in front of mid off and set off straightaway

108.1

Duminy to Dhoni, no run, flat and on the leg, Dhoni lunges out and taps it to mid on

107.6

Philander to Ashwin, no run, Philander goes to a back of a length now. Way outside off though. Easily left alone

107.5

Philander to Ashwin, no run, a little fuller, Ashwin is drawn forward this time to drive. He times it well but it is stopped nicely at point

107.4

Philander to Ashwin, no run, slightly short, Ashwin prefers to punch this from the crease too. This time to mid off

Philander has two slips in place.

107.3

Philander to Ashwin, no run, on a good length and around off, Ashwin defends it watchfully

107.2

Philander to Ashwin, no run, nicely punched off the backfoot by Ashwin but it goes straight to cover

107.1

Philander to Dhoni, 1 run, Philander gets a bit of shape away, Dhoni presses forward and opens the face of the bat to guide it down to third man

Vernon Philander [23.0-9-55-1] is back into the attack

106.6

Duminy to Ashwin, no run, around middle and off this time, Ashwin blocks it to cover

106.5

Duminy to Dhoni, 1 run, similar to the previous delivery, Dhoni works it wide of mid wicket this time and takes one

106.4

Duminy to Dhoni, no run, floated on the leg again, Dhoni defends it towards mid wicket

106.3

Duminy to Ashwin, 1 run, tossed up on the leg, Ashwin works it down to deep square leg for an easy single

The field is well spread out. Just one slip in place.

Welcome back for the 2nd session on day 4. Interesting period of play ahead of us. India will be looking to extend the lead quickly and allow their bowlers enough time at the South African batsmen. The timing of the declaration will be watched with keen interest. One would reckon India already have enough on the board. If South Africa have to win the match from here, they will have to record the highest chase ever at The Wanderers.

South Africa would like to finish off the innings as quickly as possible and then concentrate on their batting. India, still have Dhoni and he will be looking to shift gears, considering how his tail collapsed in the first innings. Another absorbing 2nd session awaits us. Don't go too far. We will be back shortly to bring you all the action.

India are 6 down, but still hold all the aces in this game. The lead is 394 and with the pitch showing signs of wear and tear, chasing will be very difficult in the last innings. Both the overnight batsmen began with intent, employing the same strategy they did so well yesterday. Pujara got to his 150 and fell soon after, Kohli had a chance to create history, but missed out. Rohit was dismissed by one that kept low, while Rahane was out in the last over before lunch.

106.2

Duminy to Rahane, out Caught by Graeme Smith!! Smith takes a dolly to send Rahane back. And that will be lunch as well. Pitches outside off and slides on with the angle, Rahane was looking to forward defend, the ball shaves the edge and a good catch to his left at slip. 2nd wicket for Duminy. Rahane c Graeme Smith b Duminy 15(27) [4s-2]

Duminy to Rahane, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

106.1

Duminy to Dhoni, 1 run, a quick single taken to Faf at short midwicket, he is quick, but Rahane is quicker

This will be the last over before lunch

105.6

Steyn to Rahane, no run, movement for Steyn and he beats Rahane who played a lazy airy drive, the ball pitched on a good length and moved significantly away, Rahane was nowhere close to getting to the pitch of the delivery as the feet didn't move at all

105.5

Steyn to Rahane, no run, way outside off, Rahane isn't interested

105.4

Steyn to Dhoni, 1 run, dabbed wide of cover and both batsmen complete another well-judged single

105.3

Steyn to Rahane, 3 runs, too straight on the stumps, flicked into the vacant area through midwicket, both are quick between the wickets and it's an easy three runs in the end

105.2

Steyn to Rahane, no run, back of a length outside off, dabbed to point from the crease

105.1

Steyn to Rahane, no run, Rahane tried to close the face too early to a middle stump delivery and the leading edge rolls to cover

104.6

Duminy to Rahane, 1 run, comes on the frontfoot and defends wide of cover, another quick single taken

104.5

Duminy to Dhoni, 1 run, full outside off, driven to long off, the strike turns over

104.4

Duminy to Rahane, 1 run, gets forward and nudges it with soft hands to square leg

104.3

Duminy to Rahane, no run, leans forward to defend right under his eyes

Duminy to Dhoni, no run, full on the stumps, driven hard and straight and JP dives to keep it to a dot

103.6

Steyn to Rahane, no run, Steyn pulls the length back a tad, Rahane is right in behind it. Bat and pad close together and expertly done

103.5

Steyn to Rahane, FOUR, the shot of the day so far! Even the South African supporters in the crowd like it as they clap in appreciation. Full and on off, Rahane gets a good stride forward and punches past the stumps at the non-striker's end, misses the stumps and races away to the fence. Fab timing and perfect balance. The bat came down in a very straight angle and met it with the meat of the blade

103.4

Steyn to Rahane, no run, full on off, Rahane comes on the frontfoot and defends to cover, solidly done

103.3

Steyn to Rahane, no run, too full on the stumps, Rahane eases it to mid-on

103.2

Steyn to Dhoni, 1 run, a bit of an inside edge on the attempted flick as Steyn goes full and straight on the stumps

103.1

Steyn to Dhoni, no run, Steyn comes on and starts with a pearler. Dhoni is on the walk, in trying to negate the swing, but this pitches short of the bat and curves away past the edge. Lovely delivery and so nearly the 6th wicket

Dale Steyn [26.0-5-76-0] is back into the attack

102.6

Duminy to Rahane, FOUR, similar delivery to the one that got Kohli out, but this one didn't bounce extra, Rahane placed the cut superbly to the deep point fence

102.5

Duminy to Rahane, no run, punched off the back foot to mid-off, no quick single this time

102.4

Duminy to Dhoni, 1 run, 'catch it' JP is the cry from AB as Dhoni gets a leading edge well wide of the bowler, Dhoni didn't get to the pitch after chipping out

102.3

Duminy to Dhoni, FOUR, Kallis' desperate dive isn't enough to prevent the boundary. A pre-meditated paddle sweep from Dhoni, Kallis has already bowled a lot of overs, is a tad slow and cannot prevent the boundary as the ball rolls to hit the rope

102.2

Duminy to Rahane, 1 run, punched off the back foot to mid-on, a single taken this time

102.1

Duminy to Rahane, no run, flicked to short midwicket

101.6

Kallis to Dhoni, no run, no timing on the cover drive as the ball rolls to the fielder

101.5

Kallis to Dhoni, no run, the inswinger, nips back in, Dhoni with a shuffle across, pushes it to the right of the bowler

101.4

Kallis to Dhoni, no run, full and wide outside off, Dhoni leaves this time

101.3

Kallis to Dhoni, no run, Dhoni is hit on the splice of the bat as he pushes forward to defend, the ball dies down on the way back to the bowler

101.2

Kallis to Dhoni, no run, takes a step across to off, but Kallis shortens his length outside off, left alone

101.1

Kallis to Dhoni, FOUR, aggressive shot! Takes a couple of steps out and drills it past mid-off. Intent in that shot from Dhoni

Duncan Fletcher is seen talking to Che Pujara in the Indian dressing room. Perhaps giving him a few tips. Pujara is all ears to the coach.

100.6

Duminy to Dhoni, 1 run, gets his front foot across and flicks to deep mid wicket, to retain strike

Duminy to Rahane, no run, comes on the frontfoot and defends to mid-off

100.1

Duminy to Dhoni, 1 run, stretches out and drives in his own inimitable way to long-off

99.6

Kallis to Rahane, no run, rises onto his toes and defends to cover, to end a tight maiden over

99.5

Kallis to Rahane, no run, that's 3 leaves in a row as Kallis contiues the probing strategy

99.4

Kallis to Rahane, no run, closer to the off-stump, with a bit of extra bounce as well, but still Rahane doesn't want to play

99.3

Kallis to Rahane, no run, back of a length and bouncing outside off, Rahane shoulders arms

99.2

Kallis to Rahane, no run, now comes on the frontfoot and defends solidly to cover

99.1

Kallis to Rahane, no run, fullish and on the stumps, driven back to Kallis who gets a hand to it and stops it

What a chance lost for Kohli - he was so close to creating history. No Indian batsman at No. 4 had got tons in each innings of a Test match before. Not even the incomparable Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar. Played so well, was on the cusp, got a 'hit me' ball as well, but got out. That will hurt for a long time as Rahul Dravid says on air. Still a fabulous effort to make 119 and 96 in a Test at the Wanderers in South Africa.

98.6

Duminy to Dhoni, no run, slider and the flatter outside off, left alone

98.5

Duminy to Dhoni, no run, gets forward and drives it back past Duminy, down to mid-on

MS Dhoni, right handed bat, comes to the crease

98.4

Duminy to Kohli, out Caught by de Villiers!! Disaster for Kohli. What a soft way to get out. That was a boundary ball, written all over it. Short and wide outside off, there for the cut, to get to his hundred and cue for wild celebrations. But instead Kohli gets a top-edge on the cut. Kohli is gutted and walks off with disappointment writ large on his face. Duminy doesn't even celebrate - just has a wry smile on his face. Kohli c de Villiers b Duminy 96(193) [4s-9]

Duminy to Kohli, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

98.3

Duminy to Kohli, no run, spins in, and Kohli misses the flick, strikes him high on the pad. Would've gone down leg. No appeal from Duminy though

98.2

Duminy to Kohli, no run, comes on the frontfoot and defends solidly

98.1

Duminy to Kohli, 2 runs, tucked off the pads to deep mid wicket, sees the chance for a couple and makes it back with ease

97.6

Kallis to Rahane, no run, Rahane confidently strides forward and defends to cover, off the first ball he faces

Ajinkya Rahane, right handed bat, comes to the crease

97.5

Kallis to Rohit, out Bowled!! Kallis has his revenge. Keeps low in line with the stumps, nips back in and goes under the bat of Rohit, to hit off and middle. Very unlucky for Rohit, but that's what can happen on a 4th day wearing Test match pitch. Rohit wasn't expecting the ball to bounce so low, but it just did and he was late in keeping it out. A big reaction from Kallis - whirling his arms in delight, he certainly liked that dismissal. Rohit b Kallis 6(13) [4s-1]

Kallis to Rohit, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

97.4

Kallis to Rohit, FOUR, Rohit has a smile on his face after getting a streaky boundary. Tries to defend off the back foot, gets a thickish outside edge which goes wide of the 2nd slip. Went to ground quickly though and leaves Kallis frustrated

Kallis to Kohli, no run, Kohli defends the good length delivery on off stump with an open face to point

93.4

Kallis to Kohli, no run, comes on the frontfoot and defends to cover

93.3

Kallis to Rohit, 1 run, softly tapped in front of mid-on and Rohit wants the single, to get off the mark, gets it easily as Kohli responds in kind

93.2

Kallis to Rohit, no run, Rohit leaves his first delivery - which is full and wide outside off, all alone

Rohit Sharma, right handed bat, comes to the crease

That is a fabulous knock from Pujara. He was looking unsettled for the last 5-10 minutes and perhaps a lack of concentration did him in. But nothing should take away the fact, that he has given his side a great chance to win the game. A perfect platform set by the Indian No. 3 who has certainly filled the large boots left vacant by Rahul Dravid. Meanwhile at the Wanderers, the players have taken drinks.

93.1

Kallis to Pujara, out Caught by de Villiers!! End of a marathon knock from Pujara. Falls to his favorite cut shot. Maybe too close to his body to play, feathers an edge. A standing ovation from the Wanderers crowd. The Indian dressing room too does the same, including the coach, Duncan Fletcher - with his customary dark glasses on. Pujara c de Villiers b Kallis 153(270) [4s-21]

Kallis to Pujara, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

92.6

Duminy to Pujara, 1 run, flicked off the pads to backward square leg, retains the strike with that run

92.5

Duminy to Pujara, no run, AB thought he had Pujara, after the batsman bottom-edged a cut, it bounced into the ground and almost flicked the bail, the bail doesn't fall though and Pujara stays. AB was celebrating thinking the batsman was gone, but the bail didn't fall

92.4

Duminy to Pujara, no run, floated outside off and spins back in, Pujara leaves and after the ball pitches, it spins in, extra bounce does AB who can't collect cleanly.

92.3

Duminy to Pujara, no run, comes on the front foot and defends it back to the bowler

92.2

Duminy to Pujara, no run, Angled across, left alone

92.1

Duminy to Pujara, no run, loose from Pujara. Tries to dab a flatter delivery outside off and misses. So easily could've nicked that

91.6

Kallis to Kohli, no run, outswinger, way outside off, left alone

91.5

Kallis to Pujara, 1 run, Pujara plays this with an open face wide of point and that's another single

91.4

Kallis to Kohli, 1 run, good batting this, drops it with soft hands in front of cover and turns the strike over

91.3

Kallis to Kohli, no run, outswinger now, gentle pace, left alone

91.2

Kallis to Kohli, no run, the inswinger, jags in sharply, Kohli covers his off stump and lets it go

91.1

Kallis to Kohli, FOUR, Kallis' first delivery of a new spell goes to the fence. It was short of length and seaming away, Kohli played away from the body and steers it to the vacant deep backward point fence

Jacques Kallis [14.0-4-51-1] is back into the attack

Philander and Kallis have a discussion as the batsmen have a chat to the umpire. Not sure what the issue is.

Duminy to Kohli, no run, Kohli tries to play a bottom-handed whip, the ball hurries onto him and he plays it back to the bowler

90.3

Duminy to Kohli, no run, defended to point from the crease, straight to the fielder

90.2

Duminy to Kohli, no run, comes on the frontfoot and pushes to cover

90.1

Duminy to Kohli, no run, gets forward to defend to midwicket

Jean-Paul Duminy [12.0-0-45-0] is back into the attack

89.6

Philander to Pujara, no run, Pujara sees the full one outside off and leaves

89.5

Philander to Pujara, no run, this one jags away and is miles away from the fiddling bat of Pujara, but enough to make him play and registering a beaten in his account

89.4

Philander to Pujara, no run, oohs and aahs from the Proteas after Philander pings Pujara in the thigh. Pujara was getting forward to defend, missed and is hit on the right thigh by one that bounces a tad extra

89.3

Philander to Pujara, no run, good fielding from Alviro to his left at gully. Dives and saves some runs

89.2

Philander to Pujara, no run, wide of the crease and angled in, not close enough to hit off, left alone

89.1

Philander to Pujara, no run, awkward leave that from Pujara. It was outside off and kept a bit low, he tried to bring the pad out to pad it away, then left it, Philander every now and then is hitting a crack and that is making the ball shoot through

88.6

Steyn to Kohli, no run, on a good length and seams away after pitching outside off, Kohli shoulders arms

Steyn to Pujara, no run, tight good length delivery on off, Pujara is his confident self, taps to cover

88.1

Steyn to Kohli, 1 run, this one surprised Kohli. Bit of extra bounce from a good length area, it rears up alarmingly and strikes Kohli on the splice of the bat, rolls away to the off-side. They take a single. Kohli was looking to defend, but the extra bounce almost undid him

87.6

Philander to Pujara, no run, fraction short outside off, punched off the back foot to mid-off

87.5

Philander to Pujara, no run, now when Philander bowls outside off, Pujara leaves. This is exceptional Test match cricket, a good bowler bowling his heart out and the batsman wearing him down

87.4

Philander to Pujara, no run, Philander is attacking the stumps, Pujara is up to it, head right over the ball and defended softly to cover

87.3

Philander to Pujara, no run, Philander is probing away in the offf stump channel, the ball meets the broad blade of Pujara

87.2

Philander to Pujara, no run, full and on off, Pujara defends softly off the front foot back to the bowler

87.1

Philander to Pujara, no run, comes on the frontfoot and pushes it to mid-on

86.6

Steyn to Kohli, no run, full and the tempter outside off, Kohli resists and shoulders arms

86.5

Steyn to Kohli, no run, now moves back and across to defend a good length delivery back down the pitch

86.4

Steyn to Kohli, no run, bang on target is Steyn, right on the stumps, Kohli's defensive technique is top class as he blocks

86.3

Steyn to Kohli, no run, comes on the frontfoot and defends this full one solidly to the off-side

86.2

Steyn to Pujara, 1 run, 150 for Che! Comes on the front foot and defends wide of point, takes the single this time. No big celebrations - just a handshake with Kohli. The Indian dressing room clap in appreciation. This man certainly knows how to make daddy hundreds as Graham Gooch would vouch for

86.1

Steyn to Pujara, no run, back of a length outside off, Pujara stands tall and defends well on the off-side, looks for the quick single, but Kohli isn't interested

85.6

Philander to Kohli, no run, the third successive leave of the over as Philander plugs away in the channel outside off

85.5

Philander to Kohli, no run, short of length and outside off, Kohli leaves

Philander to Kohli, no run, another well-timed on-drive, but picks out mid-on again

85.2

Philander to Kohli, no run, Kohli gets forward and drives on the up with good timing, but straight to the fielder at mid-on

85.1

Philander to Kohli, no run, Philander draws Kohli forward, a defensive stroke to point

84.6

Steyn to Pujara, no run, back of a length on off, solidly in behind it is Pujara this time

84.5

Steyn to Pujara, FOUR, that's the great thing about Pujara - he has an unflappable temperament. Doesn't care what the last delivery did to his psyche. This one is fraction short outside off, he thumps his favorite square cut past the infield on the off-side. Just a single away from 150

84.4

Steyn to Pujara, no run, every now and then the Proteas' bowlers bowl some absolute jaffas. This one is in that category as well, banged in short outside off, it climbs even more after pitching, Pujara tries to fend and is miles away from the ball. Steyn's frustration shows as he attempts a glare at the batsman

84.3

Steyn to Pujara, no run, solidly in behind it is Pujara, as he goes on the backfoot and taps to cover

84.2

Steyn to Pujara, no run, lifting from a good length area after pitching outside off, Pujara shoulders arms

84.1

Steyn to Pujara, FOUR, no third man and that is another boundary for Pujara. Angles the bat and guides the short of length delivery wide of the man at gully, well in control of the shot and he moves to 145

83.6

Philander to Kohli, no run, AB isn't having a great time behind the stumps, he fluffs a regulation take after Kohli left that

83.5

Philander to Kohli, no run, the bat turns in Kohli's hand as he goes for an on-drive, mistimed to mid-on

83.4

Philander to Kohli, no run, well forward and defending is Kohli

83.3

Philander to Kohli, no run, that has rolled to the keeper! Philander and Kohli have a smile about it. Luckily for Kohli, it wasn't straight on the stumps, was outside off, so he could leave that. Might have hit a crack

83.2

Philander to Kohli, no run, on a good length and seaming away, around off, left alone

83.1

Philander to Kohli, 2 runs, softly turned wide of Faf at square leg, time enough for a couple of runs as both batsmen hare across to make it. Faf's slide and throw wasn't enough to prevent the 2nd

82.6

Steyn to Pujara, no run, short of length on off, Pujara punches to point, straight to the fielder, so no chance of a single

82.5

Steyn to Pujara, no run, good leave that from Pujara as the ball curved away to the keeper

82.4

Steyn to Pujara, no run, good length on off, Pujara defends to point

82.3

Steyn to Pujara, no run, fullish and on off, makes Pujara play who defends with an open face to point

82.2

Steyn to Pujara, no run, short of length and seaming away from an outside off line, left alone

82.1

Steyn to Kohli, 1 run, turned off the hips to backward square leg, wanted the 2nd but the fielder came around quickly to cut it off

81.6

Philander to Pujara, no run, brute! Can't play that. Pujara was coming forward to defend, thinking it was a good length delivery on off, then suddenly like a mad cobra, it spits away and leaves him flabbergasted. Too much bounce to take the edge.

81.5

Philander to Pujara, no run, closer to off, but not close enough to make Pujara play

81.4

Philander to Pujara, no run, Pujara is leaving well today as he lets another go through to AB

81.3

Philander to Pujara, no run, doesn't carry to the keeper - signs of variable bounce. Fullish and swinging away, left alone

81.2

Philander to Pujara, no run, fullish and on off, Pujara gets a good stride forward and defends to cover

81.1

Philander to Pujara, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, Pujara defends softly to leg

Vernon Philander [18.0-5-53-1] is back into the attack

80.6

Steyn to Kohli, no run, leaves the final delivery all alone

80.5

Steyn to Kohli, no run, solid forward defensive stroke from Kohli, head over the ball and everything correct about that shot

80.4

Steyn to Kohli, no run, on off and middle, Kohli with a shuffle clips it straight to the fielder at mid-on

80.3

Steyn to Kohli, no run, pitched up and making Kohli play, driven without much timing to cover, straight to the fielder

80.2

Steyn to Kohli, no run, another outswinger, swing for Steyn again, but Kohli sees that well and lets it go

JP Duminy: 'It was one of the toughest days we have been through in a while, both from a batting and bowling perspective. The reality of it is, we have been through this before and come out on top - that's the positive out of it. It's about making sure, we are thinking positive. The new ball is probably 3 overs away and hopefully we can pick up a few sticks. We will be looking to pick up the remaining eight wickets soon or else try to save this match. It's always unfortunate to have an injury during a game, I was a victim of it as well. It's not easy from a team's perspective, but that's the nature of the game. The conditions haven't been spin friendly at all, I and Imran will hold up an end if need be today. We are definitely fired up today and still there is a lot of cricket in this game, hopefully we can come out on top.'

80.1

Steyn to Kohli, no run, lovely shape first up, swing for Steyn, but Kohli shoulders arms

The 2nd new ball is due now and Steyn is into the attack. They have taken the new nut straightaway. Two slips and a gully in place

Dale Steyn [21.0-4-64-0] is back into the attack

79.6

Duminy to Pujara, no run, drifts down leg, well down in fact, Pujara can't tickle it away

79.5

Duminy to Kohli, 1 run, the 200-run stand is up with a flick to deep square leg. Terrific stand this from the young duo

79.4

Duminy to Pujara, 1 run, too full on the pads, flicked to deep mid wicket

79.3

Duminy to Pujara, no run, leans forward to defend this tossed up delivery outside off

79.2

Duminy to Kohli, 1 run, tucked off the pads to deep square leg

79.1

Duminy to Kohli, no run, from round the wicket and Kohli decides to go on the back foot to defend

78.6

Tahir to Pujara, FOUR, one boundary ball per over - that's Tahir's problem this match. After a good delivery last ball, he drags it short and wide outside off, Pujara plays the late cut and beats the man inside the ring

78.5

Tahir to Pujara, no run, ooh! Pujara didn't pick the googly at all, was looking to defend from the crease, but got an inside edge onto the pads, then the ball threatened to roll back onto the stumps, but didn't

78.4

Tahir to Pujara, no run, punched off the back foot, but straight to the fielder at mid-off and Pujara doesn't want the quick single

78.3

Tahir to Kohli, 1 run, a bottom-handed drive to mid on, another single

78.2

Tahir to Kohli, no run, gets forward and defends to cover

78.1

Tahir to Pujara, 1 run, powerfully driven hard and straight, Tahir gets a hand to it, but cannot prevent the single

A brilliant day at Johannesburg - with not a cloud in the sky. Imran Tahir has the ball as the players walk out to the middle. A lone slip in place.

Pitch Report by Shaun Pollock: ''The sun has come out and it is quite dry. Lot of prominent cracks on the pitch. There is also a lot of wear and tear on it. The ball will bounce nicely. The pacers will like to pitch the ball around the 6m mark. The South African bowlers would love to target those cracks. And when the Indians come, they would like to use that to their advantage as well.''

Pouncing on the worn out Morkel-less South Africa attack in the last session of Day three, both Pujara and Kohli imposed themselves on the hosts with some aggressive hits. In all likelihood, India will continue in the same vein to rack up a massive lead and then have their revitalized bowlers have a crack at the Proteas. India find themselves on the cusp of creating history. Can South Africa ignite a riposte to foil their plans? Another intriguing day's play awaits us. A warm welcome to the penultimate day of this Wanderers' Test.

Riding high on Cheteshwar Pujara's expertly paced ton, India have extended their lead to over 300. Virat Kohli, who compiled an equally exquisite hundred of his own in the first innings, has locked his eyes on another one. India's young guns, who were expected to implode in alien conditions, have quashed all doubts to put India in firm control of this Test.

Will India fatten their already strong lead or can the World Number one Test side reverse the script? Join us for what is expected to be a moving Day 4. Until then, take care and adios!

Murali Vijay: 'In the first innings I played a loose shot. I kept things tight today. I just wanted to get it finer, it went to the keeper (on his dismissal). Once I got in my plan was to go for the shots. Myself and Pujara played well, we wanted to play tighter, Morkel was also down. Pujara and Kohli played well. Kohli dominated the attack. The team is in a very good position but we still have to get 10 wickets'.

Vernon Philander: 'You know being a bowler less was difficult. There was more work for us, Hopefully Morne recovers quickly. You have to make a plan, it was sad to see him (Morne) go down. The wicket played nicely today.You know they (India) left well early on, wicket played well. Yeah, it was glad to get there (on being the fastest South African to reach 100 wickets). It has been two hard years at the Test level. Hopefully I will continue for South Africa. We have to strike early tomorrow and make early inroads to push them back'.

Pat Symcox tweets: Top batting from high quality batters today.India deserve every credit after a masterful performance.One they can be very proud of.

Russel Arnold tweets: Pujara.. Kohli.. Rohit... You have to envy Indian batting stocks!!! Business as usual or maybe better you think? #Realtest

Harsha Bhogle tweets: dare we say, the next gen indian batting is ready

Ayaz Menon tweets: His first Test century overseas,the first of many I venture. Take a bow Cheteshwar!

With the luxury of Dhoni and Rohit to follow, India will set their sights on a 400 plus lead.

What transpired next was India's gen-next flourishing A.T (After Tendulkar). Earlier in the day, the Indian pacers, hunting in pairs, shred South Africa's lower order, garnering the last four wickets for only 31 runs.

After the early departure of Dhawan, both Vijay and Pujara put their heads down to ground the bowlers into dust. Vijay's judgement of what to play and what to leave was immaculate, countering his soft dismissal - strangled down leg.

Whilst the first two session witnessed attritional cricket, Cheteshwar Pujara cranked up to the top gear, hitting 96 off the 175 runs that poured in the post-tea session. Besides serving up some long hops, Tahir commited the cardinal sin of dropping a dolly catch to reprieve Pujara on 51.

Not to mention, Kohli has compiled a brilliant half-century and seems set for a twin Test ton. Bereft of Morkel, the South African attack lacked that penetration, although Philander, Kallis and Steyn shone in patches.

Many predicted a three day hammering for India in the hostile conditions in South Africa, particularly after their deer in the headlights approach in the ODI's. They have turned the tables dramatically to take ascendancy of this Wanderers Test. If the first innings belonged to Virat Kohli, who endorsed his succession into Tendulkar's shoes, the second essay was about Cheteshwar Pujara, revoking memories of the good old Dravid days.

The Indian dressing room stand up to applaud the effort of India's young turks. Meanwhile, the tired South African outfit warmdown on the field. South Africa's bowling coach, Allan Donald also congratulated Cheteshwar Pujara. Well, the wide grins in the Indian dressing room sum up the day

77.6

Duminy to Kohli, no run, pushed through quicker and on off, Kohli safely keeps it out. That is stumps on Day 3

Last ball of the day coming up

77.5

Duminy to Kohli, no run, tossed up on off, Kohli is circumspect in his forward block

Duminy to Kohli, no run, shortish and outside off, Kohli punches it to cover

67.4

Duminy to Pujara, 1 run, drops it short and outside off, Pujara brings out his beloved cut past a deep backward point, allowing the batsmen to take a single

67.3

Duminy to Pujara, no run, tossed up and outside off, Pujara defends it in front of point with an angled bat

67.2

Duminy to Kohli, 1 run, pitched up on the stumps, eased to long on

67.1

Duminy to Kohli, no run, flatter on off, Kohli pushes it to mid-on

Jean-Paul Duminy [5.0-0-26-0] is back into the attack

66.6

Steyn to Kohli, 1 run, fullish and outside off, Kohli reaches out to drive, his mistimes it, luckily for India the ball dies down before Faf du Plessis at gully

66.5

Steyn to Kohli, no run, on a good length again but far too wide outside off to make Kohli play

66.4

Steyn to Kohli, no run, on good length with appreciable away movement, Kohli lifts his bat and lets it go

66.3

Steyn to Pujara, 1 run, pitched up on off, Pujara opens the face of the bat and runs it square on the off-side to turn over the strike

66.2

Steyn to Pujara, no run, back of a length delivery slanting away outside off, that boinged off the surface as AB jumps up to gather it. Pujara is happy to ignore those

A slight hold in play as the umpires switch balls. The replacement ball has been taken, whilst Philander at the boundary obliges fans with autographs. Steyn's ready

66.1

Steyn to Pujara, no run, 147 kph back of a length delivery angled across, Pujara swishes at it and misses. A rare lapse in concentration?

Meanwhile, the floodlights have been switched on at the Wanderers

65.6

Tahir to Kohli, no run, zooter outside off, Kohli lets it pass

65.5

Tahir to Kohli, no run, another tight forward block from Kohli

65.4

Tahir to Kohli, no run, flighted delivery on middle, Kohli presses forward and defends it calmly

65.3

Tahir to Pujara, 1 run, pitched up and just outside off, driven to long on

65.2

Tahir to Pujara, no run, tossed and outside off, Pujara pads it away

65.1

Tahir to Pujara, FOUR, Pujara comes down the track, takes it on the full too and slams it to the long on fence

64.6

Steyn to Pujara, 1 run, length ball outside off, Pujara steers it to square third man after opening the face of the bat

64.5

Steyn to Pujara, no run, short of a length ball sailing into the keeper's gloves as Pujara drops his gloves

64.4

Steyn to Pujara, no run, in the corridor of uncertainty, left alone

64.3

Steyn to Pujara, no run, back of a length delivery on the stumps, Pujara defends it to mid-on

64.2

Steyn to Kohli, 1 run, on a length and on the pads, Kohli clips it to mid wicket for a single

South African team manager, Mohammed Moosajee says that Morne Morkel's ankle strain is quite serious and the fast bowler has a grade 1 ligament tear. He will not bowl any further in this Test and is out for 7 to 10 days. May not play in the next game as well. If the need arises, he will come out to bat in this game. South Africa's woes multiply, India are running away with this game

64.1

Steyn to Kohli, no run, back of a length delivery angled across, left alone

63.6

Tahir to Pujara, no run, Pujara offers a rock-solid forward defence to keep it out

63.5

Tahir to Pujara, FOUR, Pujara chips down the track, takes it on the full and hoicks it to the long on fence. India are bristling in attack now

63.4

Tahir to Kohli, 1 run, low full toss on the stumps, worked to deep mid wicket

63.3

Tahir to Kohli, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Kohli defends it carefully

63.2

Tahir to Kohli, no run, bunted to cover

63.1

Tahir to Kohli, no run, near yorker on the stumps, Kohli manages to jam it out

South African team manager, Mohammed Moosajee says that Morne Morkel's ankle strain is quite serious. He will not bowl any further in this Test. If the need arises, he will come out to bat. South Africa's woes multiply

62.6

Steyn to Pujara, no run, shortish and well outside off, Pujara lets it pass

62.5

Steyn to Pujara, FOUR, on a length and just outside off, Pujara stays in the crease and guides it to third man. Soft hands was the secret behind that shot. Runs coming thick and fast for India, the lead has surged to 270

62.4

Steyn to Pujara, no run, Blimey! This one kicked up from a length just outside off, Pujara goes for an uncharacteristic waft only to see the ball zing past his chest to the keeper

62.3

Steyn to Pujara, no run, back of a length delivery slanting away outside off, left alone

Steyn to Pujara, no run, slightly back of a length delivery and angled across, left alone

62.1

Steyn to Pujara, wide, banged in short, thudding into the leaping AB's gloves. Pujara takes refuge in a duck

61.6

Tahir to Pujara, 1 run, shortish and outside off, Pujara exploits the width on offer as he rocks back and cuts it to sweeper cover

61.5

Tahir to Pujara, no run, on a length and just outside off, Pujara gets forward and defends it

61.4

Tahir to Pujara, no run, gives this ample air on middle, Pujara blocks it to the leg-side

61.3

Tahir to Pujara, no run, tossed up on off, defended watchfully

61.2

Tahir to Pujara, no run, Pujara forays down the track and defends it to wide of mid-on

61.1

Tahir to Pujara, no run, classical leggie on off, Pujara gets forward and smothers it

Imran Tahir [7.0-0-36-0] is back into the attack

60.6

Steyn to Kohli, no run, good length delivery on middle, Kohli seeks to drag it across the line, he closes the face of the blade palpably early, gets a leading edge that dies down well before the bowler before rolling down the track

60.5

Steyn to Kohli, no run, fullish and luring the batsmen to drive, Kohli fishes outside off and gets beaten

60.4

Steyn to Kohli, no run, fullish and in the corridor, left alone

60.3

Steyn to Pujara, 1 run, full and just outside off, pushed between cover and point

60.2

Steyn to Pujara, FOUR, Kohli, who sold Pujara down the river hugs his partner. The dressing room gives Pujara a standing ovation. He punches the air to celebrate his 6th Test ton, this is also his first overseas. He reaches the landmark by thumping a half volley on off to the sweeper cover fence

60.1

Steyn to Pujara, 2 runs, two two two is the cry from Pujara and the batsmen make it easily. This was a back of a length ball just outside off, Pujara hangs back and punches it to sweeper cover

Dale Steyn [16.0-3-44-0] is back into the attack

Smith turns to his strike bowler in hope of a desperate breakthrough. Steyn steams in with two slips in place

It's time for a drinks break. Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli have put India in control of this Test with this blossoming stand. The South African attack looks jaded and exhausted. They would have loved Morkel to have a bowl now and ruffle up the batsmen with some bouncers. However it is not to be as the trampolining pacer is undergoing a scan to determine the extent of his ankle injury.

59.6

Kallis to Kohli, no run, pitching on off and decking in, Kohli gives the bowler the cold shoulder again

59.5

Kallis to Kohli, no run, good length delivery angled across, Kohli will leave that day and night

59.4

Kallis to Kohli, no run, slightly back of a length delivery close to the off-pole, Kohli ignores it

59.3

Kallis to Pujara, 1 run, on a length on leg, knocked in front of square leg for a single

59.2

Kallis to Pujara, no run, back of a length inducker, Pujara looks to defend in vain, gets struck high on the thigh pad

59.1

Kallis to Pujara, FOUR, What a shot! This was pitched up and outside off, Pujara is too good a player to miss out on that as he caresses the cover drive between extra cover and mid off

Duminy to Kohli, FOUR, marginally short and outside off, Kohli goes deep in the crease and slams it to the deep extra cover fence, both batsmen have executed the cut well. By the way that was the 7th four hit in the last 19 deliveries

56.4

Duminy to Pujara, 1 run, on a length on middle and leg, worked away to fine leg

56.3

Duminy to Pujara, FOUR, this was pitched up on the stumps, Pujara clips it nonchalantly to the mid-wicket fence

56.2

Duminy to Pujara, FOUR, dug in short and just outside off, Pujara waits for it cuts it expertly past slip, the ball races away to the third man fence

56.1

Duminy to Pujara, no run, tossed up on middle, Pujara lunges forward in defence

Jean-Paul Duminy [3.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack

55.6

Kallis to Kohli, FOUR,Vintage Kohli. This was pitched up and outside off, Kohli pounces on it as he pierces the gap between extra cover and mid-off with an imperious drive

55.5

Kallis to Kohli, no run, good length delivery on off, Kohli defends it to the leg-side, adjacent to the pitch

Tahir to Kohli, 2 runs, tucked into the gap at deep mid wicket, wants two and gets it easily. The runs have suddenly started flowing

54.3

Tahir to Pujara, 1 run, tries to cut that too hard, mistimes it down into the off-side, still gets a single

54.2

Tahir to Pujara, FOUR, horrid delivery. Horrible bowling. A full toss way outside leg, Pujara just needed to paddle that past short fine and though he was startled initially, he got it away to the fence. More worries for Smith

54.1

Tahir to Kohli, 1 run, punched off the back foot to deep mid wicket

53.6

Kallis to Pujara, FOUR, can't bowl there Kallis. Just can't. Short and wide again, Pujara's eyes lit up as he goes behind point this time with his favorite square cut. Needed to place that in the gap and did that easily. The Proteas attack is now wilting and Pujara has gone on to 69

53.5

Kallis to Pujara, FOUR, another cracking square cut. Pujara is a strong player square of the wicket and he doesn't miss out on this back of a length delivery outside off, hits it hard into the ground and into the cover region. That looked like a tired delivery from Kallis

53.4

Kallis to Kohli, 1 run, nearly dragged on! Full and wide outside off, luring Kohli into the cover-drive, the ball takes the inside edge and misses the leg stump. Kallis has a wry smile on his face

53.3

Kallis to Kohli, no run, good length delivery outside off, left alone

53.2

Kallis to Pujara, 1 run, tucked off the pads to deep square leg, for another single

53.1

Kallis to Kohli, 1 run, good running as Kohli drops it in front of point and runs, as Pujara responds in kind

Jacques Kallis [10.0-4-23-1] is back into the attack

52.6

Tahir to Kohli, 1 run, gets forward and pushes it to long on

52.5

Tahir to Kohli, no run, comes on the frontfoot and defends it back to Tahir

52.4

Tahir to Pujara, 1 run, full on leg, flicked to backward square leg, takes the single

52.3

Tahir to Pujara, no run, much better, goes on the backfoot and defends to short midwicket

52.2

Tahir to Pujara, no run, now Pujara gets an inside edge onto the pads on the forward defensive. Didn't look confident that time

52.1

Tahir to Pujara, byes, 2 runs, close to the leg stump but didn't spin enough to hit it, Tahir going full and wide outside leg, Pujara can't connect with the sweep, off the pad, but the umpire gives it as byes

51.6

Philander to Kohli, no run, now in behind it solidly is Kohli, head over the ball and a compact forward defensive stroke

Philander to Pujara, no run, fuller length delivery on the stumps, Pujara comes on the frontfoot and defends to mid-on

51.3

Philander to Pujara, FOUR, width and put away in a flash by Pujara. Short and wide outside off, asking to be hit, Pujara thumps a rasping cut to the sweeper cover fence. That's what one has to do - when the bad ball comes around, make sure you hit it into the boundary

51.2

Philander to Pujara, no run, length ball on off, Pujara blocks it from the crease to short mid-wicket

51.1

Philander to Pujara, no run, good length delivery on off, Pujara defends it back to the bowler

50.6

Tahir to Kohli, no run, a low full toss on middle, Kohli pushes it straight to the fielder at mid-on

50.5

Tahir to Kohli, 2 runs, marginally short and outside off, Kohli waits for it and deftly late cuts it towards third man

50.4

Tahir to Pujara, 1 run, pitched up on the stumps, pushed to mid off, the batsmen hare around for a single

50.3

Tahir to Kohli, 1 run, on a length on leg, Kohli whips it to deep mid wicket

50.2

Tahir to Kohli, no run, tossed up on middle, Kohli gets forward and defends it in a compact fashion

Philander to Kohli, no run, Phew! Kohli is beaten again. Philander continues to probe away in the channel of uncertainty, the ball seams past the tentative prod of Kohli

49.5

Philander to Kohli, no run, much better judgement from Kohli. This was on a good length nipping away just outside off, Kohli lifts his bat and lets it go

49.4

Philander to Kohli, no run, a tad fullish and a smidgen of shape away outside off, Kohli pokes at that and is comprehensively beaten

49.3

Philander to Kohli, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, Kohli bunts it to mid-on again

49.2

Philander to Kohli, no run, good length delivery on off, pushed to mid-on

49.1

Philander to Kohli, no run, shortish and outside off, Kohli aims to flay it over cover but fails to make any connection as he may have been undone by some extra bounce

48.6

Tahir to Pujara, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, another calm defence

48.5

Tahir to Kohli, 1 run, on middle and leg, nudged to mid wicket

48.4

Tahir to Kohli, no run, flatter on leg, defended to square leg

48.3

Tahir to Kohli, FOUR, that is some way to bring up the 150 of the innings. This was overpitched on middle, Kohli punches it with all his might to the long off fence

48.2

Tahir to Kohli, no run, zooter outside off, Kohli shoulders arms

48.1

Tahir to Kohli, no run, fullish on middle, Kohli drives but picks out mid-on, where du Plessis makes a diving stop to his left

Tahir put down a dolly catch. He went for it with both hands but still failed to grasp it. His horror Test continues

47.6

Philander to Pujara, no run, good length delivery on middle, Pujara is right behind that

47.5

Philander to Kohli, 1 run, on a length and on the pads, Kohli tucks it to backward square leg for a single

47.4

Philander to Kohli, no run, clear evidence of away shape but this one is on a good length, Kohli ignores it wisely

47.3

Philander to Kohli, no run, slightly back of a length accompanied by some alarming away movement as well, Kohli is not interested as he lets it pass to the keeper

47.2

Philander to Kohli, no run, good length delivery on middle and off, Kohli presses forward and blocks easily

47.1

Philander to Kohli, FOUR, half-volley on leg and put away. This was a nothing delivery, Kohli underlines his class with a beautiful chip that whistles away to the deep midwicket fence

Vernon Philander [12.0-4-31-1] is back into the attack

Philander's back with 2 slips as support

46.6

Tahir to Kohli, 1 run, flatter on leg, worked away behind square and with that Kohli will keep strike

46.5

Tahir to Pujara, 1 run, turned to short mid wicket for a single

46.4

Tahir to Pujara, no run, Oh dear, Tahir has fluffed a caught and bowled chance. This was nicely tossed up and just outside off, Pujara is duped by the flight as he is early into the drive, the ball loops back to Tahir, who spills a chance that would have allowed South Africa to get out of jail

46.3

Tahir to Pujara, no run, flatter on leg, Pujara whips it straight to the fielder at square leg

46.2

Tahir to Kohli, 1 run, quicker on off, whisked to mid on for a single

46.1

Tahir to Pujara, 1 run, flighted delivery on leg, clipped to fine leg

45.6

Duminy to Kohli, no run, flatter and on off, Kohli defends it to mid-on

45.5

Duminy to Kohli, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Kohli is compact in defence

45.4

Duminy to Pujara, 1 run, wristily flicked to to backward square leg as Pujara raises his 4th Test fifty. He soaks in the applause from the dressing room

45.3

Duminy to Pujara, FOUR, flatter and outside off, Pujara camps on the backfoot and punches it crisply to the long on fence

45.2

Duminy to Pujara, no run, Pujara chips down the track and drives it wide of mid-on, where Amla makes a diving stop to prevent the possible single

45.1

Duminy to Kohli, 1 run, tossed up on leg, Kohli nurdles it through the vacant mid-wicket region

44.6

Tahir to Kohli, 1 run, dug in short and outside off, Kohli fetches it from there and pulls it to deep mid wicket. He did not get requisite power and timing behind that

44.5

Tahir to Pujara, 1 run, pushed through quicker on leg, Pujara brings out a whippy storke to deep mid wicket

44.4

Tahir to Pujara, no run, tossed up on off, Pujara lunges forward in defence

44.3

Tahir to Pujara, no run, pitched up on middle, Pujara punches it straight back at the bowler

44.2

Tahir to Pujara, no run, leg-stump line, fiddled to square leg from the crease

44.1

Tahir to Pujara, no run, flighted delivery on leg, Pujara misses the flick, the ball trickles off the thigh pad to the man at short fine leg

Imran Tahir [1.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack

Smith turns to Tahir now. Can Tahir redeem himself? He is all set to operate from round the wicket in a quest to exploit the cracks

43.6

Duminy to Kohli, no run, gives this some air on off, Kohli is unperturbed as he presses forward and defends it

43.5

Duminy to Pujara, 1 run, pushed through quicker on the stumps, worked adroitly to deep square leg

43.4

Duminy to Kohli, 1 run, flatter on middle and leg, nudged to mid wicket, alert running between the wickets

43.3

Duminy to Pujara, 1 run, Pujara skips down the track and wristily turns this tossed up ball on middle through mid-wicket

43.2

Duminy to Pujara, no run, flighted delivery on middle, Pujara props forward and defends it to the leg-side

43.1

Duminy to Pujara, no run, nice and floaty on middle, Pujara opens the face of the bat and runs it to point

42.6

Steyn to Kohli, no run, splayed wide down leg, not as wide as Steyn's last ball of the previous over though, Kohli says all yours AB

42.5

Steyn to Pujara, 1 run, again back of a length on middle and leg, Pujara tucks it behind square to turn over the strike

42.4

Steyn to Pujara, no run, Steyn persists with the back of a length , Pujara defends it back to the bowler

42.3

Steyn to Pujara, no run, this was not all too short, back of a length in fact, Pujara gets on top of the bounce and defends it in front of cover

42.2

Steyn to Pujara, no run, shortish and just outside off, Pujara is up on his toes as he fends it with a loose bottom hand

42.1

Steyn to Kohli, 3 runs, full and just outside off, Kohli threads the gap and crumps it through mid-wicket to earn three

41.6

Duminy to Pujara, no run, flatter on off, Pujara keeps it out without any trouble to round off the over

41.5

Duminy to Kohli, 1 run, pushed through quicker on middle, whisked to mid on

41.4

Duminy to Kohli, no run, off-stump line again, Kohli presses well forward and blocks it solidly

41.3

Duminy to Kohli, no run, flighted delivery on off again, Kohli lunges forward and smothers it

41.2

Duminy to Pujara, 1 run,tossed up on off, Pujara pats it in front of cover and scampers for a quick single

41.1

Duminy to Pujara, no run, flatter on middle, Pujara gets forward and defends it well

Jean-Paul Duminy, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

Duminy enters the fray.. A lone slip in place

40.6

Steyn to Kohli, no run, back of a length delivery outside off with a bit of extra spice as well, Kohli lets it pass to the keeper

40.6

Steyn to Kohli, 5 wides, Jeepers! Did that snap off the crack? Looks like Steyn lost control of the ball as he splays this million miles down leg. It is so wide that it evades a diving AB

40.5

Steyn to Kohli, no run, fullish and on off, Kohli pushes it straight to the fielder at mid-on. Kohli would be kicking himself as it was a freebie

40.4

Steyn to Pujara, 1 run, that one reared up from a length at 144.3 kph, Pujara fends it to fine leg for a single

AB is back with the gloves

40.3

Steyn to Kohli, 1 run, shortish and on the body, Kohli swivels and pulls it to fine leg, where Amla mops up

40.2

Steyn to Kohli, no run, slightly back of a length delivery outside off, Kohli gets on top of the bounce and defends it calmly

40.1

Steyn to Kohli, FOUR, a gentle half volley on middle and leg, Kohli presents a gentle punch, the imperious timing carries it all the way to the deep mid wicket fence

South Africa are in a huddle. Smith is perking up his boys. Kohli is remarking his guard. The World's premier fast bowler, Steyn is ready to go

After Vijay's soft dismissal, Pujara has taken charge of the innings. He will be seeking to team up with an in-form Kohli to capitalize on a tiring Morkel-less attack. Welcome back for the final session of the day folks.

After an absorbing Day 2, both Ajinkya Rahane and Hashim Amla shared that a 275+ total would be crucial on this Wanderers track that has showed signs of misbehaving. India's lead has already inched closer to the 150 mark. Shrugging off the early loss of Dhawan, Murali Vijay did a Sanjay Bangar, battling hard to shield the middle order from the South Africa attack. With Morkel picking up an ill-fated ankle injury, the bowling presents a less threatening outlook.

Another fascinating session awaits us - the last one. Don't go too far. We will be back with all the updates.

But notwithstanding the problems plaguing the Proteas, credit to India's batsmen who have once again shown their immense mental fortitude by displaying utmost restraint against a probing attack in tough conditions. Vijay and Pujara were exemplary and they certainly grinded down the attack, before the former was out via a leg-side glance. Now Kohli has joined Pujara and together, they would be looking to build another stand.

India are inching their way to gain a significant chunk of the advantage in this match. Only the wicket of Vijay to show for South Africa in this session. They are missing Morkel badly and that seems to have upset the balance of the attack. Smith doesn't seem to trust Tahir too much and that showed in his decision to give AB a bowl for the last over before tea.

39.6

de Villiers to Pujara, no run, punched wide of a diving cover, but mid-off is there and that will be tea as well

39.5

de Villiers to Pujara, no run, this one swings back in appreciably and Pujara does well to cover the line and defends. Late movement for de Villiers

39.5

de Villiers to Pujara, wide, the crowd boo as the umpire signals a wide. Rightly so as it was way, way outside off

39.4

de Villiers to Pujara, 2 runs, cut wide of sweeper cover, Pujara called 'two two' as soon as he hit it. They eventually take the 2nd

This also will be the last over before tea

39.3

de Villiers to Kohli, 1 run, this one swings in, very gentle pace though, Kohli drives to deep backward point for a single

39.2

de Villiers to Kohli, no run, full and wide outside off, left alone

39.1

de Villiers to Pujara, 1 run, Jeepers! Dragged down, Pujara smashes the cut to sweeper cover, missed out there

AB de Villiers, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

What is happening here? Amla has the keeper's gloves. AB will bowl. This is a surprise. The crowd seen to have woken up and roar. Never seen AB bowl before, let's see how he goes here.

38.6

Steyn to Kohli, no run, left alone to end another fast, searing over from Steyn

Steyn is bowling really fast in this spell. He looks pumped up and India will do well if they see off this spell.

38.5

Steyn to Kohli, no run, good bouncer and Kohli needed to be quick to duck under that. Steyn has a stare at the batsman

38.4

Steyn to Kohli, no run, dug in short and Kohli sits, while swaying away at the same instant

38.3

Steyn to Kohli, no run, short of length and seaming away, another leave

38.2

Steyn to Kohli, no run, same line and same result. Kohli sees and leaves

38.1

Steyn to Kohli, no run, in the channel outside off, Kohli shoulders arms

37.6

Kallis to Pujara, no run, calmly and patiently defends the last ball down the track

37.5

Kallis to Pujara, FOUR, cracked away past short point. Fraction short outside off, Pujara whiplashes a cut past the left-hand of a diving fielder. No-one in the deep and that's a boundary. Kallis can't afford to bowl there with the field he has

An umbrella field for Pujara against Kallis. Two catching short covers and a short point in place, also two silly mid-ons in there as well.

37.4

Kallis to Kohli, 1 run, on the pads and flicked to deep mid wicket, the strike turns over again

37.3

Kallis to Kohli, no run, comes on the frontfoot and defends this full delivery

Kallis to Pujara, no run, pitched up outside off, Pujara sees that and then decides to leave

36.6

Steyn to Kohli, no run, full and wide outside off, Kohli lets it go

36.5

Steyn to Kohli, FOUR, just over a leaping AB. Kohli is taking on the short ball and is lucky that the bottom edge eludes the keeper. Very pacy delivery from Steyn and Kohli was certainly late on the shot, just inches over the gloves of AB who didn't even get a touch on it

36.4

Steyn to Kohli, no run, looked like a slower delivery and Kohli confidently defends to cover off the front foot

36.3

Steyn to Kohli, no run, left alone and AB has to be careful as the ball swings after it passes the batsman

Steyn to Kohli, no run, very short and very high, outside off and AB has to leap to haul it back in

35.6

Kallis to Pujara, no run, solidly defended to short cover off the front foot

35.5

Kallis to Pujara, no run, Kallis bowls the outswinger, but too wide of off to interest Pujara

35.4

Kallis to Pujara, no run, another leave as the ball is too wide of off

An interesting field this for Pujara - a silly mid-on, a short cover and a man right next to silly mid-on, all in catching positions.

35.3

Kallis to Pujara, no run, pushes this outside off and Pujara lets it go

35.2

Kallis to Pujara, no run, a bit of an inside edge onto the pads as Pujara got forward to defend this ball on off stump

35.1

Kallis to Pujara, no run, full on the stumps, on-driven and Kohli shouts 'wait wait' to Pujara as mid-on dives to his left to stop the ball

34.6

Steyn to Kohli, no run, pacy short of length delivery outside off, Kohli is on the back foot and defends it to point. That hit the bat pretty hard

34.5

Steyn to Pujara, 1 run, and he tucks this slightly off-line delivery down to fine leg

34.4

Steyn to Pujara, no run, now rises on his toes and drops it near his feet. Pujara is negating Steyn really well so far

34.3

Steyn to Pujara, no run, good forward defensive technique shown by Pujara as he dead bats a full delivery on off stump to the on-side

Admirable innings from Vijay, he was very patient, left most of the balls which needed to be left and played the percentage game well. When the bowlers bowled a loose delivery, he invariably put it away to the boundary. 39 off 94 might not be a match-winning innings, but certainly he has given his side a great chance to go on and win

34.2

Steyn to Pujara, no run, short of length on the stumps, Pujara is right in behind it and defends to mid-on

34.1

Steyn to Pujara, no run, Steyn comes back on and bowls a full delivery outside off, Pujara watches it and lets it go

Dale Steyn [11.0-2-24-0] is back into the attack

33.6

Kallis to Kohli, no run, the centurion from the first innings walks in and shoulders arms to one full outside off

Virat Kohli, right handed bat, comes to the crease

33.5

Kallis to Vijay, out Caught by de Villiers!! Strangled down the leg-side. Rod Tucker puts the finger up immediately and Vijay walks. Nothing delivery, down leg and angling further down, Vijay gets a faint tickle on the leg glance and has to go. After all those unplayable deliveries which missed the edge, a harmless one has produced a wicket - South Africa won't mind it though. They have broken the stand finally. Vijay c de Villiers b Kallis 39(94) [4s-5]

Kallis to Vijay, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

33.4

Kallis to Vijay, no run, unneccessary poke and beaten. Vijay needn't have played at that, but did and though he tried to pull the bat inside the line, he was too late. No luck still for the Proteas

Kallis to Pujara, no run, Pujara is rapped on the glove and seems to be grimacing in pain. Rears up from a good length area and strikes him on the glove, the batsman took the bottom hand out of the way as soon as he played that. Was looking for the quick single, but it was not there

33.1

Kallis to Pujara, 2 runs, short and wide outside off, Pujara tried to hit that too hard and mistimed the cut, into the ground, but good enough for a couple of runs

32.6

Philander to Pujara, 1 run, softly turned through the vacant short leg area, Pujara retains the strike and India are moving along without any trouble

32.5

Philander to Pujara, no run, dug in very short, but down leg, Pujara ducks under that

32.4

Philander to Pujara, no run, pitched up on the stumps, on-driven straight to the fielder at mid-on

32.3

Philander to Pujara, no run, that's the third defensive shot off the back foot this over

32.2

Philander to Pujara, no run, length delivery on off stump, no trouble for Pujara who defends solidly

32.1

Philander to Pujara, no run, short of length on the stumps, calmly defended back to the bowler

31.6

Kallis to Vijay, no run, Vijay leaves that outswinger all alone as it was way outside off

31.5

Kallis to Vijay, no run, pitched up outside off, nicely driven, but straight to the fielder at cover

31.4

Kallis to Pujara, 1 run, tucks this from the hips now to deep square leg

31.3

Kallis to Pujara, FOUR, controlled pull shot. Rolled the wrists and pulled it down, behind deep backward square leg, the fielder was there, but he had no chance. The short delivery from Kallis didn't rise as much as he would've wanted

31.2

Kallis to Pujara, no run, comes on the frontfoot and defends to cover

31.1

Kallis to Pujara, no run, pitched up outside off, left alone

30.6

Philander to Vijay, no run, softly turns that to midwicket

30.5

Philander to Vijay, 2 runs, Elgar has saved a couple of runs with a dive at deep mid wicket, wristily flicked away into the gap and it was heading to the boundary, until the sub produced that effort.

30.4

Philander to Vijay, no run, that's much better from Vijay - bat and pad close together and blocking right down the pitch

30.3

Philander to Vijay, no run, Philander is unlucky once again. Late movement for him but no edge as Vijay tries a flashy drive and misses. The ball was there for the drive, but it moved very late and that forced the false stroke

Philander to Pujara, no run, good length on off, Pujara comes on the frontfoot and defends it back to Philander

29.6

Kallis to Vijay, no run, pitched up on off, Vijay pushes from the crease to mid-off, straight to the fielder

29.5

Kallis to Pujara, 1 run, now Pujara turns the strike over with a calm single wide of midwicket

29.4

Kallis to Pujara, FOUR, slashed away! Short and wide outside off, Pujara deliberately goes over the point man, hit in the air, but well over the fielder. An easy boundary

29.3

Kallis to Pujara, no run, short of length on the stumps, Pujara rises onto his toes and drops it down

29.2

Kallis to Pujara, no run, fullish on the stumps, Pujara gets forward to defend to mid-on

29.1

Kallis to Pujara, no run, there is a bit of extra bounce from a good length, but Pujara rides it well and knocks it towards point

Jacques Kallis [5.0-3-4-0] is back into the attack

28.6

Philander to Vijay, no run, turned to Amla at short midwicket, Pujara yells out a loud 'no' to send his partner back

28.5

Philander to Vijay, no run, gets right behind the line of the delivery and defends it back to the bowler

28.4

Philander to Vijay, no run, Vijay is hobbling around, but not in any serious pain, the ball missed the pad and struck him on the thigh

28.3

Philander to Vijay, no run, in the corridor of uncertainty, close to off, but Vijay leaves well

28.2

Philander to Vijay, no run, is right forward and defends it back to Philander who threatens to throw at Vijay

28.1

Philander to Pujara, leg byes, 1 run, swings in to the pads, but going down leg as Pujara fails to get any bat on the flick. They take a leg-bye

India are slowly but surely grabbing a stranglehold of this game. The lead is 111 and both the batsmen at the crease are tiring the Proteas' attack. Lot of application and patience shown by the duo and the frustration has got to the hosts, who in the last couple of overs have been a bit ragged in the field. South Africa are already a bowler down and desperately need a breakthrough.

27.6

Tahir to Vijay, no run, punched to cover and that will be drinks

27.5

Tahir to Vijay, 2 runs, wristily flicked to deep mid wicket, placed in the gap and that's a couple of runs more

27.4

Tahir to Vijay, 2 runs, turned past Amla at short leg, quick running gives them a 2nd, a wild throw from Philander and it could've been overthrows but the batsmen didn't risk it

Now Vijay pulls out just as Tahir delivers the ball. He hits the stumps, but the umpire signals a dead ball

27.3

Tahir to Vijay, FOUR, that's Vijay at his best. Superb extra-cover drive, to the pitch of the ball and the fluid drive beats a diving cover fielder. India won't allow Tahir to settle

27.2

Tahir to Vijay, no run, driven to cover's right who makes a diving stop

27.1

Tahir to Pujara, 1 run, Tahir comes on and delivers his usual high full toss, slammed across the line to deep midwicket. Just the single

Imran Tahir, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

26.6

Philander to Vijay, no run, good length delivery seaming away, keeps a bit low and Vijay leaves that

26.5

Philander to Pujara, 1 run, punched wide of mid off, a single is taken even as Faf hits direct at the striker's end. Vijay was well in by the time the ball hit the stumps

26.5

Philander to Pujara, wide, now the frustration is showing. Philander bangs in a short delivery, way over Pujara's head. Rightly called a wide

26.4

Philander to Pujara, FOUR, half-volley on the stumps and that's meat and drink for Pujara who flicks forcefully, wide of midwicket - a top boundary for Pujara who plays that shot really well

26.3

Philander to Pujara, no run, still further away, Pujara won't chase those

26.2

Philander to Pujara, no run, pitched up and swinging away, left alone

26.1

Philander to Pujara, no run, nips back in and catches Pujara on the pad, a stifled appeal for lbw is turned down as the height was a factor

25.6

Steyn to Pujara, byes, 3 runs, pacy short delivery outside off, Pujara lets it go, the ball is too quick for AB who cannot make a stop even with a leap. They decide to take a bye and it needed a full length dive from Pujara to make it as the throw hit direct. Comical scenes after that - as the South Africans don't run after the ball, instead are busy appealing. Pujara is safe and that's 3 byes. Just in though

Drama here at the Wanderers. Third ump called for a run-out appeal against Pujara. He is safe though.

25.5

Steyn to Pujara, 2 runs, now Smith at mid-off has made a poor throw, it was driven to him at mid-off - an easy single and he unnecessarily shies and gives away an overthrow. Pujara was well in. They take an extra run

25.4

Steyn to Pujara, no run, in the air and just wide of Steyn as he tumbled to ground to catch that, Pujara closing the face too early and luckily it didn't carry back to the bowler

25.3

Steyn to Pujara, no run, good delivery on the stumps, Pujara looks to defend and gets a thick outer edge to point - all along the ground though

25.2

Steyn to Vijay, 1 run, full and down leg, Vijay flicks wristily, in the air and down to deep square leg

25.1

Steyn to Vijay, no run, short of length on off, Vijay defends solidly to mid-off

24.6

Philander to Pujara, no run, beautiful bowling. Philander is having no luck, he has beaten the bat so many times and does so again. Pujara pushing forward to defend and the ball shaping past the edge

24.5

Philander to Pujara, no run, Pujara is showing admirable restraint in dealing with Philander's nagging accuracy, now defends an off stump delivery to the off-side

24.4

Philander to Pujara, no run, keeps a bit low outside off, Pujara shoulders arms and watches the ball die through to AB

24.3

Philander to Pujara, no run, loud shout for a leg-before, but Davis negates the appeal. It pitches on middle and leg, nips back in, misses Pujara's forward defence, strikes him on the thigh pad. Height was a factor and replays show that it was going over. So a good decision

24.2

Philander to Pujara, no run, more oomph in that delivery - full and wide outside off, left alone

24.1

Philander to Pujara, no run, Philander begins with a gentle delivery on the stumps, Pujara defends it back to him

Vernon Philander [7.0-2-21-1] is back into the attack

23.6

Steyn to Vijay, no run, well left by Vijay as Steyn plugs away in the channel outside off

23.5

Steyn to Pujara, 1 run, full and down leg, Pujara flicks to deep square leg, in the air, but well in control of the shot

23.4

Steyn to Pujara, no run, pitched up outside off, swinging away, left alone

23.3

Steyn to Pujara, no run, full and outside off, Pujara comes on the frontfoot and defends to cover

23.2

Steyn to Pujara, no run, bouncer, down leg, Pujara ducked under that

23.1

Steyn to Pujara, no run, full and with a hint of shape away, Pujara lets it go

22.6

Kallis to Pujara, leg byes, 1 run, on the pads and off the thigh pad to fine leg as they take a leg-bye

22.5

Kallis to Vijay, 3 runs, taken from middle stump line and flicked wide of square leg, good running fetches them three runs

22.4

Kallis to Vijay, no run, good length delivery outside off, keeps low, Vijay crouches low and pushes it to mid-off

22.3

Kallis to Vijay, no run, short of length outside off, with a hint of extra bounce, left alone

22.2

Kallis to Vijay, no run, back of a length on the stumps, Vijay defends to short midwicket

22.1

Kallis to Vijay, no run, short of length on middle and leg, Vijay shuffles across a tad and defends to mid-on

21.6

Steyn to Pujara, no run, cracking straight drive but the stumps at the other end prove to be the fielders for South Africa as the ball cannons into it. No touch from Steyn on the shot, even if he had got one, Vijay was going nowhere

21.5

Steyn to Pujara, no run, now gets forward to defend the off stump delivery solidly

21.4

Steyn to Pujara, no run, Steyn likes that outswinger as he has a wry smile at Pujara who leaves comfortably

21.3

Steyn to Pujara, no run, Steyn is striving to get a breakthrough, this one is bowled fuller and with a hint of outswing, left alone

21.2

Steyn to Pujara, no run, down leg and that's a wasted delivery

21.1

Steyn to Vijay, 3 runs, solidly defended with an open face behind point, the ball is running away and so is Petersen behind it, he pulls it back just before the ropes as the batsmen take three

20.6

Kallis to Pujara, no run, way outside off and an easy leave for Pujara

20.5

Kallis to Pujara, no run, pitched up outside off, crisply driven, but straight to the fielder at mid-off

20.4

Kallis to Pujara, no run, full outside off, Pujara gets forward and defends to cover

20.3

Kallis to Pujara, no run, short delivery dug in, Pujara sways out of the way

Steyn to Vijay, FOUR, poor bowling and put away by Vijay. Full toss down leg, flicked away past the chasing deep backward square leg fielder. That's the second boundary of the over and Vijay has moved to 22

19.5

Steyn to Vijay, no run, Steyn goes back to bowling in the corridor of uncertainty, Vijay leaves

19.4

Steyn to Vijay, FOUR, Vijay is playing to his strengths and when the loose delivery comes along, he doesn't miss out. This one is bowled from wide of the crease and too straight on the stumps, just a mere punch and that is enough to beat mid-on. All timing on that shot from Vijay

19.3

Steyn to Vijay, no run, lovely outswinger, good shape on the ball, but Vijay lets it go

Only a couple of slips in place now for Steyn against Vijay.

19.2

Steyn to Vijay, no run, now attacks the stumps, Vijay softly turns it to short midwicket

19.1

Steyn to Vijay, no run, Steyn comes on and bowls it full and wide outside off, Vijay shoulders arms

Dale Steyn [7.0-2-9-0] is back into the attack

18.6

Kallis to Pujara, no run, pitched up well outside off, Pujara restrains from chasing that

18.5

Kallis to Pujara, no run, pitched up outside off, driven back at Kallis who deflects it to cover, no chance of a quick single though

18.4

Kallis to Pujara, no run, back of a length outside off, bouncing too, left alone

18.3

Kallis to Pujara, leg byes, 2 runs, this one ducked in late again, towards the pads, Pujara wanted two and was a bit slow, the throw came in from fine leg and the batsman just about made it

Third ump called for a run-out appeal against Pujara. He is safe though. No alarms and he will continue batting.

18.2

Kallis to Pujara, no run, this one comes back in too, but Pujara covers his off stump and lets it go

18.1

Kallis to Vijay, leg byes, 1 run, Vijay misses out on the tuck to leg, off the thigh pad and they take a leg-bye

17.6

Philander to Pujara, no run, great stuff. Testing and taunting Pujara who is lucky to survive. On a fuller length, drawing the batsman forward, then moving away to miss the edge. Pujara has to play as he is committed to the forward defensive. Bit of extra bounce too for Philander as AB collects above his waist. India are doing well to hang in there.

17.5

Philander to Pujara, 2 runs, neatly done for a couple of runs. Fraction short outside off, Pujara rocked back and punched through cover

17.4

Philander to Pujara, no run, tight delivery on off, Pujara is right behind that and defends

17.3

Philander to Pujara, no run, Philander is bowling with great rhythm. Now beats Pujara with one that pitches around off and moves away ever so slightly, the batsman was forward to defend, but it curved away past the edge

17.2

Philander to Pujara, no run, short of length outside off, Pujara taps it softly to the off-side

17.1

Philander to Pujara, no run, back of a length outside off, close to off, but Pujara leaves impeccably

16.6

Kallis to Vijay, no run, tighter to off, but not tight enough to make Vijay play, left alone

16.5

Kallis to Vijay, no run, great take by AB and that ball seams in appreciably before going over the off stump, Vijay was letting it go, thinking that it was the away swinger - but this was the other one, perhaps hit a crack and lots of oohs and aahs. Very close to hitting the pole. Super delivery.

16.4

Kallis to Vijay, no run, now Vijay leaves one outside off that is swinging away

16.3

Kallis to Vijay, no run, loud shout for lbw, but Steve Davis rejects the appeal. Kallis and Smith aren't happy. It swung back in and moved past the flick of Vijay to strike him in line with leg, replays show that it was umpire's call and the ball was just clipping the outside of leg stump. So the right decision from Steve Davis.

Philander to Pujara, no run, plugging away in the channel outside off is Philander, Pujara is content to let that go

15.5

Philander to Pujara, no run, back of a length outside off, Pujara taps it sideways to point from the crease

15.4

Philander to Vijay, 1 run, fullish on the stumps, Vijay taps it softly in front of mid-on and takes the single on offer

15.3

Philander to Vijay, no run, short of length outside off, punched to mid-off

15.2

Philander to Vijay, no run, good outswinger, Vijay sees that and lets it go

15.1

Philander to Vijay, no run, fullish and outside off, left alone

Vernon Philander [5.0-2-18-1] is back into the attack

14.6

Kallis to Vijay, 1 run, defended with soft hands in front of mid-on and sets off for a quick single as Pujara responds

14.5

Kallis to Vijay, no run, on a good length and outside off, Vijay shoulders arms

14.4

Kallis to Vijay, no run, now sprays this well outside off, Vijay is content to let that go

14.3

Kallis to Vijay, no run, beaten! Vijay certainly played at that, as the ball curved away past his groping bat. Pitched on a short of length and then seamed away with a bit of extra bounce

14.2

Kallis to Vijay, no run, nice carry through to AB after Kallis goes full and wide outside off, Vijay had left that delivery as well

14.1

Kallis to Vijay, no run, gentle outswinger from Kallis, Vijay has a sighter and then leaves that alone

Just in: Morkel has been taken to hospital to have a scan. We will keep you updated on that development. Meanwhile, the players are out there on the field for the 2nd session. Kallis has the ball and it will be Vijay to face.

If Morkel doesn't bowl anymore in this game, then that will leave Kallis to share a majority of the workload. Morkel's potential absence could hurt the hosts and provide India with a lot of relief for on this wicket, Morkel was the best bowler in the first innings. Whatever happens from here on in, this game is moving along at a rapid pace and we will be back shortly to bring you the next session. Don't go anywhere.

So India will be very happy going into lunch. They brought the Proteas' innings to an early close, gaining a 36-run lead. Then the openers came out and looked to play with caution and restraint against the moving ball. Dhawan was dismissed by Philander, to give the latter his 100th Test wicket. Pujara has joined Vijay and have taken the side to 31/1 - a lead of 67. South Africa were dealt a blow after Morkel twisted his right ankle and he looks unlikely to take any further part in this game - which could prove to be a significant blow to the hosts.

13.6

Steyn to Pujara, no run, solidly in behind that is Pujara and that will be lunch on day 3.

Last ball before lunch

13.5

Steyn to Pujara, no run, pushed off the back foot to cover and a loud shout of 'no' to Vijay

13.4

Steyn to Pujara, no run, Pujara played at it and then pulled the bat inside. Hung the willow as the full delivery snaked past the edge and is lucky it didn't take a feather through to AB

13.3

Steyn to Pujara, no run, short of length outside off, dabbed to point off the back foot

Dean Elgar is on for Morkel as Steyn looks to complete the over.

Morkel went down immediately as his right-leg slipped and the ankle turned over. The physio is out and the stretcher is being brought on to carry Morkel off. Not a good sight at all. Smith and Petersen take the big man off the field. Allan Donald is seen talking to someone on the microphone. Steyn and Philander have a chat even as Morkel leaves the field. The Wanderers crowd clap as the giant leaves. Glum faces in the Proteas camp.

13.2

Steyn to Pujara, 2 runs, Morkel is down and is he out? He is grimacing in pain. This doesn't look good from a South African point of view. He raced across from fine leg to stop the 2nd, appeared to twist his right ankle and then just under-armed the ball back to the keeper.

13.1

Steyn to Pujara, no run, down leg and strikes Pujara high on the thigh pad, as the batsman missed a flick

This could be the final over before lunch

12.6

M Morkel to Vijay, no run, well played! Vijay is nicely in behind it as he rises onto his toes and keeps the short of length delivery rising steeply down

M Morkel to Vijay, no run, short of length on off, Vijay defends with an open face to point

11.6

Steyn to Pujara, no run, now bowls the outswinger, Pujara lets it go

11.5

Steyn to Pujara, no run, on the stumps this time, Pujara covers the line and defends to mid-on

11.4

Steyn to Pujara, no run, Steyn goes well wide of off, easy leave

11.3

Steyn to Pujara, no run, short of length on off, Pujara is good in his defensive technique as he defends to point

11.2

Steyn to Pujara, no run, fullish outswinger, left alone

11.1

Steyn to Pujara, no run, short of length outside off, punched off the back foot to point

Dale Steyn [5.0-1-7-0] is back into the attack

10.6

M Morkel to Vijay, no run, another leave as Morkel continues to plug away in the corridor of uncertainty

10.5

M Morkel to Vijay, no run, this time leaves as the fuller outside off delivery is allowed to pass through to AB

10.4

M Morkel to Vijay, no run, beautiful delivery and too good for Vijay. No way he could've nicked that for the bounce takes it past the outside edge. Vijay pushed at it and the ball was miles away from the bat

10.3

M Morkel to Vijay, no run, well wide outside off, left alone

10.2

M Morkel to Vijay, no run, steep bounce as AB collects it over his head after Vijay shoulders arms

10.1

M Morkel to Vijay, no run, banged in short, Vijay rises onto his toes and defends to the off-side

Morne Morkel, right-arm fast, comes into the attack

9.6

Philander to Pujara, no run, turned to Amla at short leg, who is razor sharp as he makes a left-handed stop and throws down the stumps. Pujara wasn't going anywhere

9.5

Philander to Pujara, no run, edged and just short of Kallis at 2nd slip. Pujara is unsure which way the ball is moving, unnecessarily pokes at one outside off and does well to play with soft hands - which ensures the edge doesn't carry

9.4

Philander to Pujara, 2 runs, in the air and just wide of Amla at short leg, Pujara turns it off the pads and comes back for the 2nd

9.3

Philander to Pujara, no run, now beats Pujara who is tentative early on. Pujara's weight is on the back foot, the feet don't move to the ball as he fails to cover the line, to face an away swinger and the ball swings past the edge

9.2

Philander to Pujara, no run, Philander is making the ball talk. Pujara did well not to close the face too early, or else he would've been in trouble. Was thinking to tuck to leg, and also bounced from a good length area, hits the shoulder of the blade after squaring up the batsman and drops dead on the pitch. Philander has a stare at the batsman

9.1

Philander to Pujara, no run, full on the stumps, Pujara is solid in defence, as the ball goes to mid-on

8.6

Steyn to Vijay, no run, now Vijay's feet are moving very nicely, comes on the frontfoot and meets it well, timing the off-drive to mid-off

8.5

Steyn to Vijay, no run, full on the stumps, Vijay gets forward and pushes it to mid-on

8.4

Steyn to Vijay, no run, closer to off, on a fuller length, but not close enough to make Vijay play

8.3

Steyn to Vijay, no run, pitched up and swinging away, well outside off, so Vijay can shoulder arms

8.2

Steyn to Vijay, no run, another solid defensive stroke from Vijay, getting right behind the line and dropping it on the on-side

8.1

Steyn to Vijay, no run, back of a length on off, Vijay defends to cover solidly

So in just his 19th Test, Philander has 100 Test wickets, with 9 five-fors and 2 ten-fors. Those 100 wickets have come at an average of 17.40. Terrific acquistion this man for the Proteas.

7.6

Philander to Pujara, no run, full on off, Pujara gets forward to defend and pushes hard, the ball rolls to mid-on, wants a single, but the fielder is quick and they abandon that thought

7.5

Philander to Pujara, no run, ooh! Nearly the 2nd wicket. Pujara fiddling at a short of length delivery outside off - that he could've left alone - and nearly feathering an edge. Philander is on song and that's bad news for the Indians

7.4

Philander to Pujara, no run, Pujara gets an easy sighter first up as the ball is well outside off, shoulders arms

Cheteshwar Pujara, right handed bat, comes to the crease

7.3

Philander to Dhawan, out Caught by Kallis!! The previous delivery had an effect on Dhawan, who falls. This one swings back in too, but on the off stump, Dhawan in trying to defend, edges it to the right of 2nd slip where Kallis grabs it, diving away. India are 1 down and Philander becomes the fastest South African to get to 100 Test wickets. Dhawan c Kallis b Philander 15(21) [4s-1]

Philander to Dhawan, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

100th Test wicket for Philander and he is over the moon as Dhawan is out.

7.2

Philander to Dhawan, no run, how did that miss the off stump? Seams back in appreciably and misses the pole by a whisker. Dhawan was already committed to leaving it and is lucky that he didn't hear the death rattle

7.1

Philander to Dhawan, no run, angled across on a fuller length outside off, left alone

6.6

Steyn to Vijay, no run, comes on the frontfoot and defends this off stump delivery to mid-off

6.5

Steyn to Vijay, no run, fullish outswinger, Vijay shoulders arms as it is outside off

6.4

Steyn to Vijay, 2 runs, lets this run off the face of the bat as he gets forward to defend and the ball goes wide of point for a couple of runs

6.3

Steyn to Vijay, no run, Vijay is half-forward as he defends this off stump delivery back to Steyn

6.2

Steyn to Vijay, no run, wild delivery from Steyn, way outside off

6.1

Steyn to Dhawan, 1 run, Dhawan is doing well to get off strike against Steyn, gets forward and defends wide of cover and sets off the quick single

5.6

Philander to Vijay, no run, fullish outside off, Vijay gets a good stride forward and defends compactly to the off-side. End of a testing over from Philander

5.5

Philander to Vijay, no run, short of length and seaming away, outside off, left alone

5.4

Philander to Vijay, no run, now the inswinger, rapped on the pads is Vijay, but it is too high as the ball would've gone over the stumps. Philander is really bowling well at the moment and Vijay needs to be extra vigilant

5.3

Philander to Vijay, no run, comes on the frontfoot and pushes it well to mid-on. The feet moved nicely there

5.2

Philander to Vijay, no run, and again! This one seams away from a fullish length, drew Vijay forward and snaked away past the outside edge. Vijay has a suspicious look at the pitch after that

5.1

Philander to Vijay, no run, beaten! Beautiful delivery, pitches a fraction outside off and then straightens down the line, Vijay was looking to defend, but played slightly down the wrong line

4.6

Steyn to Vijay, 1 run, a thickish outside edge runs along the ground wide of point and the fielder is quick to prevent the 2nd

4.5

Steyn to Vijay, no run, tight delivery on off, Vijay gets right behind the line to defend to mid-off

4.4

Steyn to Vijay, no run, back of a length on off, Vijay rises onto his toes and defends with soft hands to the off-side

4.3

Steyn to Dhawan, 1 run, too straight on the stumps, Dhawan tucks it to deep square leg, Steyn hasn't got his line right to Dhawan so far

4.2

Steyn to Dhawan, no run, the short ball barrage continues, but Dhawan ducks under it

4.1

Steyn to Dhawan, no run, short of length and outside off, rising into AB's gloves as Dhawan leaves

3.6

Philander to Vijay, FOUR, half-volley and put away by Vijay who plays a delectable off-drive. The mid-off is too wide and once Vijay timed that, it was always a boundary

3.5

Philander to Vijay, no run, hits the splice of the bat after landing on a good length, Vijay does well to soften the impact by taking the bottom hand out of the way and drops it dead

3.4

Philander to Dhawan, 1 run, an inside edge onto the pads as Dhawan got forward to drive, luckily the ball rolls into the vacant area near where a short leg would've been and they take a single

3.3

Philander to Dhawan, no run, probing line and just outside off, Dhawan sees it watchfully and then leaves

3.2

Philander to Dhawan, no run, good leave! Very close to the off stump, but Dhawan shoulders arms judging his instincts

3.1

Philander to Dhawan, no run, off the pad and straight to the fielder at 1st slip. Good delivery, nips back in, pitches middle, strikes Dhawan's thigh pad and carries to slip. No appeal from the Proteas who knew it was straight off the pad

2.6

Steyn to Vijay, no run, short of length and seaming away, from outside off, left alone

2.5

Steyn to Vijay, no run, bouncer, Vijay can duck under that as it is very short

2.4

Steyn to Vijay, no run, steep bounce through to AB after Vijay shoulders arms

Steyn to Dhawan, no run, fullish on off, Dhawan punches it nicely, but straight to the fielder at mid-off

2.1

Steyn to Dhawan, no run, bouncer, but down leg, Dhawan ducks

1.6

Philander to Vijay, no run, short delivery outside off, left alone

1.5

Philander to Dhawan, 5 runs, four bonus runs for India! It was defended wide of Faf at point, who charged in to run Dhawan out, but his throw was well wide and Morne coming across from mid-on had no chance even as he didn't dive

1.4

Philander to Vijay, 1 run, gets forward to defend and then it runs off the inside edge, wide of mid-on, single taken

1.3

Philander to Vijay, no run, snorter from Philander and Vijay did well to drop the hands and then sway his head out of the way. Pitches on a good length area and shoots awkwardly, Vijay was thinking to defend forward, but the steep bounce surprised him

1.2

Philander to Dhawan, 1 run, Philander digs it in short on the stumps, Dhawan pulls to deep square leg, only a single

1.1

Philander to Dhawan, FOUR, slightly short on off stump, Dhawan goes on the backfoot and pushes with an open face behind point, the ball runs away after eluding the fielder

Steyn to Vijay, no run, carefully watches the late away swing on this delivery and then defends to point with an open face

A short leg in place for Vijay as well

0.4

Steyn to Dhawan, 1 run, is off the mark with a tuck of the pads to deep square leg

0.3

Steyn to Dhawan, no run, good bowling this from Steyn, he is getting the ball to swing back in and Dhawan has to be careful not to get his front foot across far too much, defends to mid-on again

0.2

Steyn to Dhawan, no run, swings back in towards middle and leg stump, Dhawan gets forward to defend it softly to mid-on

0.1

Steyn to Dhawan, no run, Steyn starts off with a pacy short of length delivery outside off, Dhawan shoulders arms cautiously

Dhawan and Vijay are at the crease. Dhawan is on strike. Steyn will open the attack

So all set for India's innings. Three slips, a gully and a deep backward square in place for Steyn against Dhawan.

India have a lead of 36 which could be a significant one, only if India bat well and post a total that can give their bowlers some chance in the 4th innings. The South African bowlers will come out with all guns blazing and test the Indian batsmen no end - who should be wary of a collapse, which can very well happen, considering the potency of the hosts' attack. We will be back shortly to bring you the Indian innings.

India have finished off the innings in 45 minutes by taking the last four wickets for 31 runs today. South Africa started the day on 213/6, but both Zaheer and Ishant set the tone by bowling fast and extracted steep bounce to unsettle the batsmen. Philander was done in by a good delivery and then the rest fell soon after. The pitch is showing it's true color - the cracks are widening and the odd ball is behaving abnormally.

75.3

Zaheer to M Morkel, out Bowled!! Got him! That's clean bowled and the end of the innings. Zaheer comes back well after the boundary, by bowling full and fast on off stump, Zaheer gets this ball to swing in late and beats the batsman's big drive to hit the off stump low down. India have a lead of 36. M Morkel b Zaheer 7(9) [4s-1]

Zaheer to M Morkel, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

75.2

Zaheer to M Morkel, FOUR, rasping off-drive and certainly came out of the middle of the bat. Zaheer errs by bowling too full, Morkel crashes the drive to the long-off fence

75.1

Zaheer to M Morkel, no run, pushed off the back foot softly

74.6

Ishant to Tahir, no run, nearly edged that! Short of a length and seaming away, don't know what Tahir was trying to do, looks to guide it over the slips and misses

74.5

Ishant to Tahir, no run, play and a miss. Full and outside off, Tahir throws his bat at that and doesn't connect

74.4

Ishant to Tahir, no run, good short ball, following Tahir who does well to sway out of the way and leave that. Arched his back and then let it go

74.3

Ishant to M Morkel, 1 run, Ishant follows Morkel as he looks to go over the off-side, this one is a short delivery on the pads, pulled to fine leg and he takes the single

74.2

Ishant to M Morkel, no run, pushed back tentatively to the bowler

74.1

Ishant to M Morkel, no run, Morkel knows that he has to score runs, backs away and tries to cut, but the bounce is too steep and he can't connect

73.6

Zaheer to Tahir, no run, yorker length delivery attempted on the stumps, Tahir manages to keep it out

Imran Tahir, right handed bat, comes to the crease

73.5

Zaheer to du Plessis, out Caught by Dhoni!! Lovely bowling from Zaheer and he has got du Plessis out. He kept on pushing the odd ball out, then brought the ball back in to plant a seed of doubt in the batsmen's mind, now this one angles in, then seams away slightly, du Plessis was already committed to the forward defensive stroke - the late movement foxes him and takes the thin edge. du Plessis c Dhoni b Zaheer 20(77) [4s-1]

Zaheer to du Plessis, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

73.4

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, full outside off, du Plessis comes on the frontfoot and defends to cover

73.3

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, short of length on off, du Plessis gets forward and calmly defends

73.2

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, this delivery comes back in, but not enough to hit off, du Plessis shoulders arms

73.1

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, good length delivery outside off, left alone

72.6

Ishant to M Morkel, 2 runs, short ball dug in, top-edged pull from Morkel who takes the delivery on and gets it into the vacant area at deep square leg, takes two

72.5

Ishant to M Morkel, no run, beats him with a full delivery now, no feet movement from Morkel who looks to drive one that is angled across him and misses completely

72.4

Ishant to M Morkel, no run, Ishant is convinced that Morkel has nicked that, but the umpire isn't. Short ball and M Morkel poked at it, there was a noise as it went past, but replays showed that the ball missed the edge. Good first delivery though from Ishant to the new batsman

Morne Morkel, left handed bat, comes to the crease

72.3

Ishant to Steyn, out Caught by Rohit!! Steep bounce and that has got Steyn out. Worrying signs for the batsmen looking ahead. This delivery pitched outside off and then shooted from the surface, Steyn's weight was on the back foot and it lobbed off the shoulder of the bat to 3rd slip. A dolly and that's the 4th wicket for Ishant. Steyn c Rohit b Ishant 10(12) [4s-2]

Ishant to Steyn, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Steyn is gone. Ishant has struck for India

72.2

Ishant to du Plessis, 1 run, du Plessis comes on the frontfoot and defends solidly into the vacant area near cover, they take a single

72.1

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, back of a length on the stumps, du Plessis is solid in defence

71.6

Zaheer to Steyn, no run, Steyn is living very dangerously. Rahane is in the business again, but the outer edge falls just in front of him at point. Steyn pushing away from the body to a delivery he could've left alone and seeing the ball not carry to the fielder

Now back round the wicket for the last ball of the over

71.5

Zaheer to Steyn, no run, tight delivery on the stumps, Steyn manages to defend it towards mid-on

71.4

Zaheer to Steyn, FOUR, now throws his bat and gets a streaky boundary. Zaheer came over the wicket for this delivery and bowled it outside off, Steyn gets a significant amount of bat on the wild shot and the ball flies over the slip cordon - no third man and that's the second consecutive boundary

71.3

Zaheer to Steyn, FOUR, long half-volley and Steyn has put that away. Just had to get it wide of mid-off and did with a rasping off-drive

71.2

Zaheer to Steyn, 2 runs, just wide and to the right of a diving Rahane at point. Was in the air for a long time, but didn't go to hand. Steyn driving away from the body and skewing an outer edge, wanted 3, but du Plessis was happy with just a couple

71.1

Zaheer to Steyn, no run, this one keeps low but the line was outside off, so Steyn's tentative poke doesn't prove to be fatal

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, shouts of 'catch it' as du Plessis gets an inside edge onto the pads, which doesn't carry to the bowler or to short leg, again late seam movement from Ishant troubling Plessis who was getting forward to defend

70.4

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, good length and seam movement and a good leave from du Plessis, as the ball flies over off stump after jagging back in

70.3

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, tries for the inswinger, but drifts down leg, du Plessis flicks and misses

70.2

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, short of length and seaming back in, but outside off and du Plessis shoulders arms after shuffling across

The physio was out there and now the batsman is up and ready to continue. That was the 2nd time Ishant has brought du Plessis down. He did that yesterday and has repeated the dose today. All set to go again as Ishant is ready to steam in

70.1

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, du Plessis is down again. He is hit on the unmentionables. This delivery jagged back in sharply and missed the inside edge of the bat, struck du Plessis on the box and he went down like a sack of potatoes. Mike Haysman on air quips: 'Faf got married recently.'

69.6

Zaheer to Steyn, no run, Steyn can finally shoulder arms to one outside off - end of a fine over from Zaheer

69.5

Zaheer to Steyn, no run, gets forward and pushes it off the front foot to mid-on

69.4

Zaheer to Steyn, no run, now beats him with one that keeps low, Steyn playing inside the line to one that held it's line outside off, it dies down on the way to Mahendra Singh Dhoni

69.3

Zaheer to Steyn, no run, brute of a short delivery. This one reared up from a short of length area, close to the bat and the gloves, even as Steyn was looking to sway away, the ball followed him and then left him to settle in MS' gloves. That was an effort ball and certainly surprised Steyn. He certainly is getting it from India's spearhead

69.2

Zaheer to Steyn, no run, sharp short delivery, but too short and Steyn can yank his head out of the way to leave, a stare from Zaheer, with a wry smile on his face

Dale Steyn, right handed bat, comes to the crease

69.1

Zaheer to Philander, out Caught by Ashwin!! Ashwin is screaming away to glory after catching that. Super delivery, brought Philander forward and then left him, the batsman was already on the walk, could only edge at a comfortable height to the spinner's right at 1st slip who takes a good catch. Then comes the heated reaction, which shows he is happy after dropping one off Zak yesterday. India have struck early on day 3 and the bowler is all smiles. Philander c Ashwin b Zaheer 59(86) [4s-7]

Ishant to Philander, no run, bang on off and middle, Philander is rock-solid in his front foot defence

68.2

Ishant to Philander, no run, extra bounce again, but this is outside off, so well left by Philander

68.1

Ishant to Philander, no run, steep bounce and Philander did well to play it down even as it was rearing up on him, got forward to defend and was startled to see the ball climb, dropped it down as the ball hit the splice of the bat

67.6

Zaheer to Philander, 1 run, gets forward and taps it softly into the vacant midwicket area to retain strike

67.5

Zaheer to du Plessis, 1 run, full and angling in, flicked wide of mid wicket, they take an easy single

67.4

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, now Zaheer draws du Plessis forward with a full delivery, pushed back to the bowler

67.3

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, fullish and outside off, du Plessis gets forward to defend with an open face to point

Zaheer is bowling from round the wicket with three slips and a gully

67.2

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, on a good length and outside off, du Plessis shoulders arms

67.1

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, loosener, well down leg - wasted delivery

Zaheer Khan [22.0-4-72-1] is back into the attack

66.6

Ishant to du Plessis, 1 run, confusion initially between du Plessis and Philander, but all is well in the end. It was played off the back foot towards mid-on, du Plessis slipped as he set off, that put off Philander who took a backward step, but Zak was slow and that allowed the single to be taken

66.5

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, well left by du Plessis! This one rose from a good length and seamed back in, but the batsman shouldered arms trusting his judgment outside off

66.4

Ishant to Philander, 1 run, good comeback delivery, bit of shape in, Philander gets an inside edge as he looks to defend forward, gets a single though to deep backward square leg

66.3

Ishant to Philander, FOUR, he played a fine back foot punch to the first ball of the day, now this one is a much better shot, as he had to go towards the ball - went and played the horizontal bat shot, there was a man at sweeper cover, but he had no chance as the ball sped away to the fence

66.2

Ishant to Philander, no run, back of a length outside off, left alone

66.1

Ishant to Philander, FOUR, fifty for Philander! And a fine effort this. A gentle loosener from Ishant, short and outside off, Philander rocks back to punch through cover, the ball races away to find the fence. That was a gift from Ishant and Philander's eyes lit up first thing in the morning

We are all set for day 3. The conditions look overcast and the players are out there in the middle. Big Vern to face off against the giant, Ishant Sharma. Three slips and a gully in place

Pitch Report by Shaun Pollock: 'There is a wonderful cloud cover so the ball is going to swing. However, there is no moisture left on the pitch that was present yesterday. The areas of rough will get bigger as the day progresses and spinners will use that to their advantage. Ashwin from around the wicket to the left-handers could be particularly threatening. There will be a good amount of bounce as well.'

The conditions look perfect today and the bowlers will need to extract as much as possible from the pitch to break this stand. We will bring you all the action as the day progresses. Stay tuned...

However, South Africa were again steadied by an all-round Philander who put up a 67-run stand along with Faf du Plessis. He is still going strong on a well-made 48, inching towards a hard-earned fifty. The Indian bowlers will have to display a fantastic performance similar to their counterparts if they have to get back in the game.

The South African innings was a different tale. They negotiated a tricky session before Lunch with ease. The Indian bowlers, although bowling a good line and length, were unsuccessful in providing early breakthroughs. Things turned around pretty quickly after Tea when Ishant struck in the same over to get rid of the big fishes - Amla and Kallis, Zaheer picked up his bunny Smith and Shami got into the action with the wickets of Duminy and de Villiers.

The beauty of Test match cricket is that the game has the potential to turn around when you least expect it. Day 2 of the first Test between South Africa and India was no different. Beginning overnight on a decent score of 255/5, India would have least expected to fold for as little as 280. But the visitors were undone by a fantastic spell from Vernon Philander who picked up wickets in quick succession. India managed to add only 25 to their existing total and had to head back into the pavilion in the first hour of the morning.

That ends a riveting day's play. Day 3 of this Test match is going to be even more interesting. Do not miss out on any of the action and join us back tomorrow at 10:30 Local Time. Take care, goodbye!

Amla: "Good day's cricket. The partnership from Faf and Vern was very crucial. Fortunately the bowlers hit the right areas and we got the results. The wicket is doing a bit. The ball is swinging and nipping as well. There are a few cracks developing on the surface. It was bad judgement (his dismissal). There are two types of leaves, a good one and a bad one. That was a bad one from me. The positive of the day was that partnership between Faf and Vern. I think Faf at 7 and Vern's a good batsmen as well. We have confidence in them but it's never nice to lose wickets in a heap, thankfully they did well. The ball will do a bit in the morning session tomorrow. If Faf and Vern can hang in there it would be fantastic. Still early days in the Test match, there is a lot of time left and we haven't looked too far ahead. Hopefully tomorrow is a good day."

Ishant: "The way I am running in, the way I am bowling, I am enjoying a lot. Patience is the key on this sort of a track. We saw the ball was up and down on occasions, I am happy that we did well. In international cricket we need to hunt as a pack. I thought Ash did a great job with those couple of tight overs which helped the fast bowlers to do well. The wicket is on the slower side now. I hope that I can get a 5-wicket haul tomorrow."

So you can't really seperate the sides at this point. Probably we can say 51-49 to India but a lot depends on how this 7th wicket partnership pans out. Good day for Philander today. He bagged three wickets in the morning and has backed it up with 48 runs with the bat. For India to gain the upper hand, their bowlers will have to do really well to gain any sort of slender lead.

So it is all up to the bowlers once again to wipe off the tail quickly tomorrow morning. South Africa had a dream start to the day as they bowled India out for 280 after they resumed at 255/5. Their openers then escaped unscathed to Lunch before Ishant removed Petersen in the post-lunch session. The Amla-Smith partnership added close to 100 runs and it looked like South Africa were heading towards a big first innings lead but Ishant came back into the attack once again and stunned the hosts with a fantastic spell. In the process, he was a on a hat-trick with the wickets of Amla and Kallis. Zaheer then trapped Smith for the 14th time in internationals before Shami Ahmed found the outside edge of JP Duminy. A lot of hope was pinned on AB de Villiers but he too didn't last long falling LBW to Shami.

Zaheer Khan and Shami Ahmed bowled well before Vernon Philander brought the hosts back with a gritty knock. He's on the verge of scoring his third Test match fifty and alongside Faf du Plessis, is looking very good to cut down on the deficit. A bit more luck and India could have had a few more wickets but they will have to blame themselves on a few occasions. The latest one being the dropped catch of du Plessis by Rohit Sharma at second slip in the closing stages of the day. With this 67-run ominous looking 7th wicket stand, South Africa could even gain a lead.

An excellent day's cricket comes to an end. 238 runs were scored while 11 wickets were taken. At the end of Day 2, one would have to say we aren't quite sure which side is still ahead in this Test match. The final session though was won by India, led by a spirited effort from Ishant Sharma who triggered a collapse bagging two wickets in a phase which saw South Africa lose 5 wickets for just 16 runs.

65.6

Shami to Philander, 1 run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Philander turns it to mid-wicket and carries his bat unbeaten. That's stumps folks

65.5

Shami to Philander, no run, gee! This man has no problems with his batting. Full delivery outside off stump, the feet are moving right to the pitch of the ball and he blocks well

65.4

Shami to Philander, no run, short and wide outside off stump, Philander cuts but picks out backward point

65.3

Shami to Philander, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, Philander respects it with a good defence

65.2

Shami to Philander, FOUR, oh, that's an interesting shot. Doesn't mind to pull the short ball even though is the last over of the day, times it well and sends it over mid-wicket, just a hit away from a fine fifty

65.1

Shami to Philander, no run, good way to start the over, a bit of tails back into Philander on this fullish delivery but he defends well though

Final over of the day coming up.

64.6

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, a fine fuller delivery just outside off stump, du Plessis defends well off the front foot

64.5

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, du Plessis is not going to throw his bat at those, wide outside off stump, Dhoni collects the ball

Shami to du Plessis, no run, nice and straight on the off stump, du Plessis moves across the stumps and fends it into the on-side

63.4

Shami to du Plessis, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, du Plessis punches it off the back foot

Meanwhile, Philander gets some treatment!

63.3

Shami to du Plessis, no run, dropped! Would you believe it? That was a sitter. This is a poor effort from Rohit Sharma. This length ball shaped away very late, du Plessis tried to take the bat out of the way but couldn't prevent the thick outside edge, the ball went at a very good height to second slip but he spills it

63.2

Shami to Philander, 1 run, Philander has bee hit on the bottom hand. Short of a length on the leg stump, in trying to fend it away, the ball hits him near the thumb

63.1

Shami to Philander, no run, a good full delivery on the stumps to start the new spell, Philander blocks well from the crease

Mohammed Shami [16.0-3-42-2] is back into the attack

62.6

Ishant to Philander, 3 runs, another outside edge past slip, anyway it wouldn't have carried even if there was a fielder there. Pokes at the length delivery outside off stump and gets lucky with the outside edge as it rolls to square third man

62.5

Ishant to Philander, no run, a nice inswinging fuller length delivery on the off stump, Philander defends well off the front foot

62.4

Ishant to Philander, no run, good stop by Ashwin at mid-off. That full ball was crashed really hard, but the fielder ran to his right quickly before diving on the ball

62.3

Ishant to Philander, no run, again extra bounce on this length ball, Philander manages to fend it

62.3

Ishant to du Plessis, no ball, 1 run, short delivery outside off stump, du Plessis pulls it to deep mid-wicket, but Ishant has overstepped

62.2

Ishant to Philander, 1 run, fends and gets an inside edge on this length ball, the ball goes to square leg, du Plessis wants a single and charges to the striker's end, Philander hesitated for a while before going through with the single. All is well in the end

62.1

Ishant to Philander, no run, full delivery on the stumps, Philander drives it straight to mid-on

Ishant Sharma [18.0-4-57-3] is back into the attack

Three slips in place.

61.6

Ashwin to Philander, 1 run, full outside off stump, Philander drives it just wide of mid-off and keeps strike

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, walks across the stumps and tries to work it on the on-side but the short of a length ball hits him high on the pad

60.3

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, bit of shape back into the right-hander on this length ball, du Plessis covers the off pole and leaves well

60.2

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, full delivery at 133.1 kph outside off stump, easily left alone

60.1

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, length delivery down the leg side, du Plessis misses out on the glance again

59.6

Ashwin to du Plessis, 1 run, flighted delivery on the stumps, driven down to long-on

59.5

Ashwin to du Plessis, FOUR, gets down on his knees quickly and paddles the flighted delivery on the leg stump past Dhoni, Kohli gives up the chase halfway running from first slip

59.4

Ashwin to Philander, 1 run, over the wicket now. Flatter on the off stump, Philander punches it off the back foot to long-on

59.3

Ashwin to du Plessis, 1 run, advances and works the flighted delivery to deep mid-wicket

59.2

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, fuller on the off stump, du Plessis pushes off the front foot, Ashwin makes a fine diving stop to his right

59.1

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, shortish on the off stump, pushed off the back foot to mid-on

58.6

Zaheer to Philander, no run, fullish on the off stump, driven back to the bowler

58.5

Zaheer to Philander, no run, short delivery on the off stump, Philander ducks under it comfortably

58.4

Zaheer to Philander, no run, back of a length delivery outside off stump, just a bit of outswing on this one, Philander shoulders arms

58.3

Zaheer to Philander, no run, half-shout for LBW, struck on the pads by the length ball but the angle was taking it down the leg side

58.2

Zaheer to Philander, no run, right on the money, fuller length delivery on the off stump, Philander defends well from the crease

58.1

Zaheer to Philander, 2 runs, outside edge! Full delivery outside off stump, Philander pokes and gets lucky as it rolls to third man

57.6

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, du Plessis fends that awkwardly. This one didn't spin back much as anticipated by the batsman but he manages to keep it out

57.5

Ashwin to Philander, 1 run, another friendly delivery on the leg stump, Philander easily turns it to deep square leg

57.4

Ashwin to Philander, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Philander defends off the front foot

57.3

Ashwin to Philander, 2 runs, another full delivery down the leg side, Philander flicks it to deep square leg and quickly scampers back for the second. Fifty of the partnership comes up as well

57.2

Ashwin to Philander, no run, tossed up on the stumps, flicked straight to mid-wicket

57.1

Ashwin to Philander, no run, flatter delivery on the leg stump, Philander fends it into the on-side

56.6

Zaheer to Philander, 1 run, yes, no, and eventually they take the single. Another fine inswinger on the off stump, Philander pushes it straight down the ground, mid-on makes a diving stop but doesn't grab the ball cleanly and they take the run

56.5

Zaheer to Philander, no run, a bit of shape back into the right-hander from length but not close enough for Philander to play

56.4

Zaheer to Philander, no run, fullish on the off stump, Philander pushes it into the on-side

56.3

Zaheer to Philander, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Philander defends well off the front foot

56.2

Zaheer to Philander, no run, beats him this time though. Fullish and nipping back in, Philander pokes and gets lucky as the ball goes past the inside edge

56.1

Zaheer to Philander, FOUR, you might be Zaheer Khan but if you don't get your length right, I'll punish you! A gentle 127.6 kph loosener on the stumps, Philander makes the most of it, just flicks it along the ground to deep square leg

Zaheer Khan [19.0-3-65-1] is back into the attack

55.6

Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, du Plessis blocks from the crease

55.5

Ashwin to Philander, 1 run, nicely tossed up outside off stump, Philander waits and drives it along the ground to long-on

55.4

Ashwin to Philander, no run, quicker delivery on the off stump, Philander respects it with a back foot defence

55.3

Ashwin to du Plessis, 1 run, not much of air on this delivery as well, du Plessis flicks it to square leg

55.2

Ashwin to Philander, 1 run, flatter delivery on the off stump, Philander turns it to backward square leg

55.1

Ashwin to Philander, no run, full delivery from round the wicket, Philander digs it out

Ravichandran Ashwin [2.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack

54.6

Ishant to Philander, 1 run, fends the length ball to short mid-wicket and keeps strike. This is good batting from Philander

54.5

Ishant to Philander, no run, short from Ishant this time, Philander ducks under it

54.4

Ishant to Philander, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Philander pushes it to cover

54.3

Ishant to Philander, FOUR, short and wide outside off stump, Philander rocks back and punches very late, sends it to the left of backward point and the ball races away. These are handy runs for South Africa

54.2

Ishant to Philander, no run, short of a length delivery outside off stump, left alone

54.1

Ishant to Philander, no run, another fine looking on-drive from Philander, this ball swung back in from a fuller length but he times it very well, Zaheer at mid-on makes a good diving stop

53.6

Shami to du Plessis, no run, another one down the leg side, du Plessis misses out on the flick

53.5

Shami to Philander, 1 run, this one shapes back very late and sharply too, Philander manages to gets a thickish inside edge to fine leg

53.4

Shami to Philander, no run, good length delivery down the leg side, Philander fails to glance it

53.3

Shami to Philander, 2 runs, full and swinging away outside off stump, Philander looks to defend and gets a thick outside edge, the ball goes right through the man at point. Poor fielding

53.2

Shami to Philander, no run, good length delivery just outside off stump, Philander defends well from the crease

53.1

Shami to Philander, FOUR, take that Shami Ahmed. Short delivery outside off stump, Philander stands tall and middles the pull really well to the deep mid-wicket fence. Gee! The ball made a wonderful sound while making contact with the bat

52.6

Ishant to Philander, 1 run, fullish delivery on the stumps, Philander turns it to backward square leg and keeps strike

52.5

Ishant to Philander, FOUR, edged and lucky. This is a sensational delivery from Ishant, kept it nice and full around the off stump, this one jagged back a touch, Philander drove with a big bat-pad gap and the edge flew past the stumps. Could have been number 4 for Ishant

52.4

Ishant to Philander, no run, driven nicely but straight to silly mid-off. Philander is looking very compact

52.3

Ishant to Philander, no run, good leave! Covers the off pole and leaves the short of length delivery alone to the keeper

52.2

Ishant to Philander, no run, nice and full outside off stump, Philander drives it straight to mid-on

52.1

Ishant to Philander, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, left alone

Dhawan comes in at short-leg.

51.6

Shami to du Plessis, no run, doesn't want to risk this outswinging full ball, just left alone

51.5

Shami to du Plessis, no run, full outside off stump, there to be driven, but du Plessis only manages to send it straight to mid-off

51.4

Shami to Philander, 1 run, softly taps the short of length delivery to short-cover and sets off

51.3

Shami to du Plessis, leg byes, 1 run, shout for LBW, the ball was just sliding down the leg side. Angles the length ball into the right-hander, du Plessis is hit in line with leg but the ball would have missed the stumps easily

51.2

Shami to Philander, 1 run, catch it, is the cry as Philander mistimes a pull shot, but somehow he manages to send it just over Ashwin at wide mid-on. It was a good short delivery from Shami

51.1

Shami to Philander, no run, nice shape away from the right-hander on this length delivery but Philander shoulders arms

50.6

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, du Plessis has been hit on the right-arm. Again extra spice on this length ball from Ishant, it surprises the batsman and looks like it has hit his elbow. No harm done though

50.5

Ishant to du Plessis, 2 runs, full and shaping in, du Plessis slightly walks across the stumps and flicks it to deep square leg, calls for the second and makes his ground easily

The floodlights have been switched on.

50.4

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, full and swinging down the leg side, du Plessis fails to tickle it away, the ball goes off the pad to Dhoni

50.3

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, prefers to stay back to this inswinging length delivery on the off stump and blocks

50.2

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, full and just outside off stump, du Plessis offers a compact front foot defence

50.1

Ishant to du Plessis, no run, extra bounce on this good length delivery on the off stump, du Plessis manages to fend that with a loose bottom hand grip

49.6

Shami to du Plessis, 1 run, short delivery on the off stump, du Plessis pulls but doesn't time it well, the ball rolls to deep mid-wicket

49.5

Shami to du Plessis, no run, fuller length delivery on the off stump, du Plessis drives it down to mid-on

49.4

Shami to du Plessis, no run, tentative footwork from du Plessis, hangs in the crease and blocks the length ball awkwardly

49.3

Shami to du Plessis, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, left alone

49.2

Shami to du Plessis, no run, this short of length delivery jags back sharply and surprises du Plessis, he manages to fend it very late

49.1

Shami to Philander, 1 run, Shami has changed ends now and delivers a outswinging low full toss outside off stump, Philander drives it straight and hits the stumps at the bowler's end, ricochets to mid-on to allow the single

Mohammed Shami [13.0-3-31-2] is back into the attack

Its time for a drinks break. South Africa, having lost 5 wickets already definitely need a breather to regroup. India's pace trio, underlining their value have driven India to the pole position of this Test.

48.6

Ishant to Philander, 1 run, length ball on the stumps, worked to mid wicket and with it Philander will keep strike

48.5

Ishant to Philander, no run, length ball outside off, Philander flashes at it, fails to get any meaningful bat onto that as it rolls towards cover

Apologies for the previous update. Ishant Sharma has just received the second warning for encroaching upon the protected zone

48.4

Ishant to Philander, no run, length ball on the hips, Philander's flick only makes connection with thin air

48.3

Ishant to Philander, no run, good length delivery decking away, Philander ignores it

48.2

Ishant to Philander, no run, banged in short and outside off, Philander attempts a wild slog across the line and misses it by a country mile

48.1

Ishant to du Plessis, 1 run, fullish and just outside off, du Plessis jabs at it, the ball goes off the shoulder of the bat behind point, allowing the batsmen to sneak a single

Ishant Sharma [14.0-4-43-3] is back into the attack

47.6

Zaheer to Philander, no run, this is also ill-directed down leg, Philander goes for a flick only to miss it

47.5

Zaheer to du Plessis, 1 run, too full and straight, du Plessis turns it behind square for a single

47.4

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, splayed miles down leg, a wasted delivery that as du Plessis lets it pass

47.3

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, marginally short and outside off, du Plessis ignores it

47.2

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, tight delivery on off, du Plessis presses forward and defends it to mid-on

47.1

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, good length delivery in the corridor, du Plessis shoulders arms

46.6

Shami to Philander, no run, this was a yorker length delivery on the stumps, Philander looks to squeeze it out, the ball hits the boot and lobs back to Shami, who stretches his arm skyward and takes it. The ball had hit the ground before Shami grabbed that

Howazaat is the cry from India. They are appealing for a caught and bowled chance. Rod Tucker consults the third umpire. Dhoni is not interested in that. The third umpire says not out as Philander lives on

46.5

Shami to du Plessis, 1 run, drifting on to the pads, du Plessis leans and flicks it to deep mid wicket

46.4

Shami to du Plessis, no run, bouncer down leg, du Plessis takes evasive action. Life could have been difficult for du Plessis has that been well directed

46.3

Shami to du Plessis, no run, slightly back of a length delivery tailing back in, du Plessis looks to work it across the line only to take a blow on his body. Shami swoops in, collects the ball and hits the stumps but du Plessis is well in his crease

46.2

Shami to du Plessis, no run, similar length and close to off, du Plessis bunts it to cover

46.1

Shami to du Plessis, no run, good length delivery on middle, du Plessis remains in the crease and defends it to the leg-side, adjacent to the pitch

45.6

Zaheer to Philander, no run, fractionally short and outside off, Philander camps on the backfoot and hacks it straight to the fielder at cover-point

45.5

Zaheer to Philander, no run, good length delivery on middle and off, Philander is half forward as he defends it to mid-on

45.4

Zaheer to Philander, no run, slightly back of a length delivery slanting away outside off, left alone sensibly

45.3

Zaheer to Philander, no run, fullish and around off, whisked to mid-on

45.2

Zaheer to du Plessis, leg byes, 1 run, length ball on the hips, du Plessis misses the flick, the ball squirts in front of square leg off the thigh pad

45.1

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, on a good length but ill-directed down leg, du Plessis waves at that in vain

44.6

Shami to Philander, no run, 136 kph bumper sailing into Dhoni's gloves as Philander ducks safely under that. That rounds off a terrific over from Shami

44.5

Shami to Philander, no run, a tad fuller on the stumps, Philander mistimes the drive to mid-on

44.4

Shami to Philander, no run, back of a length delivery angled across, Philander ignores it

Vernon Philander, right handed bat, comes to the crease

44.3

Shami to de Villiers, out Lbw!! Another South African batsman bites the dust. Shami strikes for the second time in this over, this time to net the prize scalp of AB. This was fullish and shaping back in a touch, de Villiers is rapped on the pads in front of middle and leg as he tries to defend that with no feet movement. It would have gone on to clip the leg-stump. de Villiers lbw b Shami 13(21) [4s-1]

Shami to de Villiers, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

44.2

Shami to du Plessis, 1 run off-stump line, bunted to cover

Faf du Plessis, right handed bat, comes to the crease

44.1

Shami to Duminy, out Caught by Vijay!! Mahendra Singh Dhoni is all smiles as India snare their fourth wicket of the session. This was on a good length and outside off, enticing the batsman to play at that, Duminy catches the bait as he pushes at it, all he manages is an outside edge that is snaffled by Murali Vijay at first slip. There has been more twists and turns than an Alfred Hitchcock thriller in this post tea session. Duminy c Vijay b Shami 2(12)

Shami to Duminy, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Mohammed Shami [11.0-3-29-0] is back into the attack

Ishant Sharma, guilty of running on the pitch has been officially warned for the second time. One more breach and India will be a bowler light

43.6

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, switches to the good length on off, de Villiers props forward and defends it to mid-off

43.5

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, slightly back of a length delivery outside off, de Villiers meekly taps it to the off-side

43.4

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, back of a length delivery angled across de Villiers, who lifts his bat and lets it go

43.3

Zaheer to de Villiers, FOUR, Zaheer loses his radar. This was a freebie on the pads, Villiers leans forward and flicks it, presenting the full face of the bat, the ball whistles away to the deep mid wicket fence. That is meat and drink for AB

43.2

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, off-stump line again, this one is one a good length. de Villiers chops it from the crease towards point

43.1

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, pitched up on off, de Villiers drives but picks out mid-off

42.6

Ishant to Duminy, no run, good length delivery on off from round the wicket, Duminy presses forward and defends it back to the bowler

42.5

Ishant to Duminy, no run, length ball on middle, blocked down the track

42.4

Ishant to Duminy, no run, Duminy targets the middle stump with a good length ball, it keeps low as well, Duminy stoops low to keep that out

42.3

Ishant to Duminy, no run, good length delivery on middle and leg, defended to square leg

42.2

Ishant to Duminy, no run, back of a length delivery tailing back in, Duminy misses the clip and cops a mild blow on his body

42.1

Ishant to Duminy, no run, slightly back of a length delivery outside off, Duminy dabs it down with soft hands towards gully

41.6

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, off-stump line again but this one is on a good length, de Villiers bunts it to cover

41.5

Zaheer to de Villiers, 2 runs, fullish and on off, de Villiers lunges forward and drives it past Rahane at silly mid-off, another two

41.4

Zaheer to de Villiers, 2 runs, length ball on the hips, de Villiers tucks it through mid-wicket for a couple

41.3

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, good length delivery on off, de Villiers presses forward and defends it back to the bowler

41.2

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, back of a length delivery jagging away outside off, de Villiers wafts at it and misses

A silly mid-off in place for AB

41.1

Zaheer to de Villiers, 2 runs, on a length on off, de Villiers nurdles it to backward square leg for a brace

India's triple strike has firmly tilted the scales in their favor.

40.6

Ishant to Duminy, no run, similar length but just wide outside off to make Duminy play

40.5

Ishant to Duminy, 2 runs, good length delivery just outside off, Duminy opens the face of the bat and guides it to square third man

40.4

Ishant to de Villiers, 3 runs, applause from the Wanderers as AB props forward and laces this length ball past the bowler, Ashwin puts up a gallant chase and reels it in before the long off fence

40.3

Ishant to de Villiers, no run, there is an evident spring in Ishanr Sharma's bowling. This was back of a length just nibbling away, AB decides to let it pass

40.2

Ishant to de Villiers, no run, good length delivery angled across, left alone

40.1

Ishant to de Villiers, no run, good length delivery on off, de Villiers tamely pushes it to the off-side

Zaheer to Duminy, no run, shortish ball on the stumps, Duminy manages to fend it awakwardly

Jean-Paul Duminy, left handed bat, comes to the crease

39.3

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, out Lbw!! Wow! India are on top at the Wanderers. Zak strikes to snare his bunny Smith for the 14th time across all formats. It is also the fifth time that Smith has been dismissed lbw by Zaheer. There seemed to be a bit of reverse swing on that occasion. This was fuller length delivery swerving back in, Smith aims to drag it across the line only to get rapped on the pads in front of middle and leg. It would have gone on to clip leg-stump. Hawk Eye confirms it as well.Graeme Smith lbw b Zaheer 68(119) [4s-11]

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

39.2

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, that one kicked up from a length but it is far too wide outside off to interest a well set Smith

Ishant to de Villiers, no run, also on a good length with some late inward shape after AB lifts his bat and lets it go. That caps an impactful over from Ishant

38.5

Ishant to de Villiers, no run, good length delivery close to the off-pole, AB shows restraint in shouldering arms

38.4

Ishant to de Villiers, no run, another back of a length delivery outside off, steered to point with an angled bat

38.3

Ishant to de Villiers, no run, AB survives the hat-trick ball. This was a back of a length delivery slanting away outside off, AB is least interested as he lifts his bat and lets it go

AB de Villiers, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Hat-trick ball coming up

38.2

Ishant to Kallis, out Lbw!! Jeepers! It is all happening at the Wanderers. India, taking the bull by its horns at the Bullring. Ishant's double strike sends South Africa packing. Believe it or not, Kallis is out for a golden duck. This was a full length, shaping back in to trap Kallis in front of middle and leg, Kallis is late to bring his bat down, going for an expansive drive as he is beaten by pace. Kallis lbw b Ishant 0(1)

Ishant to Kallis, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

Three slips, gully and a FSL in place

Jacques Kallis, right handed bat, comes to the crease

38.1

Ishant to Amla, out Bowled!! Ishant Sharma is over the moon. A rare misjudgment from Amla. This was on a good length and tailing back in late, Hashim Amla offers no shot only to see his off-stump in disarray. Alright, this game is evenly poised and on a knife's edge Amla b Ishant 36(74) [4s-6]

Ishant to Amla, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

37.6

Zaheer to Amla, 1 run, slightly back of a length and outside off, Amla exploits the width on offer as he flays it to square third man and with that Amla will retain strike

37.5

Zaheer to Amla, no run, alarming lift from a length just outside off, another minimalist leave from Amla

37.4

Zaheer to Amla, no run, on a good length in the channel, luring Amla to drive, Amla is more than content to let it pass

37.3

Zaheer to Amla, no run, Howzaat is the cry from the Indians. Amla is safe though. This was a tempter outside off, Amla carelessly pokes at it and watches the ball zip past his outside edge

37.2

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, 1 run, too full and straight, Smith has no problems in clipping this behind square

37.1

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, there comes the sucker ball. This was a back of a length delivery nipping away outside off, Smith shackles himself from fishing at those

36.6

Ishant to Amla, no run, Oh la la! This one kept low. Ishant delivers a good length delivery in the corridor, Amla shoulders arms as Dhoni crouches low to gather the ball

36.5

Ishant to Amla, no run, 133.9 bouncer whizzing past Amla's nose to the keeper. Amla does well to drop his gloves

36.4

Ishant to Amla, no run, good length delivery close to the off-stump, Amla shoulders arms

Meanwhile, to add to Ishant's woes, the umpire takes a closer look at Ishant's landing area. He was already warned for running on the protected area

36.3

Ishant to Amla, FOUR, shortish and outside off, Amla goes for a reckless slash, the ball flies off the outside edge to the third man fence. Ishant gives vent to his frustration

36.2

Ishant to Graeme Smith, 1 run, fullish and outside off from round the stumps, Smith reaches out and punches it square of the wicket on the off-side

36.1

Ishant to Amla, 1 run, back of a length and outside off, Amla stands tall, punches it just wide of cover, and sets off for a rapid single. Good response from Smith as well

Ishant from over the wicket with three slips in place as well

35.6

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, fullish and inviting Smith to drive, Smith declines the offer as he hoists his bat and lets it go

35.5

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, good length delivery on off, Smith presses half-forward and defends it gently to mid-on

35.4

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, FOUR, take that for a response. This was a half volley wide outside off, Smith drills it past mid-off to earn a boundary without much feet

35.3

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, umpteenth play and miss from Smith. This was a top quality good length delivery homing in on the fourth stump, Smith is beaten as the ball scoots past the outside edge

35.2

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, slightly back of a length delivery angled across, Smith lets it pass to the keeper

35.1

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, marginally pitched up and outside off, justifying Smith's move to off-drive. However he finds the man at mid-off

The Indians are in a huddle. Dhoni is seen perking his boys up. Smith walks into the Bullring, practicing his forward defence vigorously. Three slips in place as usual.

Shrugging off the early jitters, Graeme Smith and Hashim Amla have proceeded to stitch together a significant association to help South Africa edge ahead in this absorbing duel. The Indian pacers have not bowled badly either, the story could have panned out differently had Ashwin hung on to that chance at first slip. With Smith, eyeing his first ton against India, will Ashwin's misjudgment continue to haunt India? All that and much more to follow shortly. Welcome back for the final session on Day 2.

Ishant, Shami and Zaheer hit the right areas and beat the bat quite a few times but couldn't quite get the feather through to a fielder. So, another very testing session awaits India. This match could well be decided in the next couple of hours of play. If South Africa manage to score well, India could easily be playing the chasing game from there on. Join us back in a short while for the post-tea session.

Though India bowled well in this session, with South Africa managing to score 96/1 in these two hours, you would have to say that this session is owned by them. A bit of luck could have worked well for India as few of the edges didn't go to the fielders but one such did carry to Ashwin at first slip who failed to take the offer from Smith. What's more? He has gone on to add 43 runs since then and alongside Amla is looking ominous indeed.

34.6

Ishant to Amla, no run, gets a good stride forward and blocks the length delivery right from the middle of the bat. That's Tea gentlemen calls the umpire

34.5

Ishant to Amla, no run, full delivery outside off stump, Amla punches it straight to cover

34.4

Ishant to Amla, no run, now that is a fine delivery, almost shaved the off pole. Amla opted to leave this short of length delivery, luckily it bounced just enough to go over the stumps as it jagged back off the deck

34.3

Ishant to Amla, no run, a bit of extra bounce and nip back into the right-hander on this short of length delivery, Amla lifts his bat and lets it go through to Dhoni

34.2

Ishant to Amla, no run, too wide for Amla to be attempting a shot, left alone

34.1

Ishant to Amla, no run, Amla feels he's missed out on this short of length delivery, he hopped to punch this off the back foot but only managed to chop it into the ground

Ishant Sharma [9.0-1-32-1] is back into the attack

Last over before Tea.

33.6

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, no run, full on the stumps, Smith pushes it to short-leg

33.5

Ashwin to Amla, 1 run, short and wide outside off stump, Amla punches off the back foot to sweeper cover

33.4

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, 1 run, just strays onto the pad this time, Smith flicks it to backward square leg and gets off strike

33.3

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, no run, prefers to stay back to meet this flatter delivery and meets well

33.2

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, no run, not much of air on this delivery on the off stump, Smith blocks off the back foot

33.1

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, no run, flatter delivery outside off stump, Smith cuts softly to point

32.6

Shami to Amla, no run, slightly back of a length this time, Amla punches off the back foot

32.5

Shami to Amla, no run, when Amla offers a solid front foot defence, you know you bowled a good ball. Right on the money was Shami with this length ball on the off stump, Amla blocks and poses for the photographers

32.4

Shami to Graeme Smith, 1 run, round the wicket now, good length delivery outside off stump, Smith tries to turn it into the on-side and gets it on the outside half of the bat towards deep backward point

32.3

Shami to Graeme Smith, FOUR, punched off the back foot, as I said earlier, only two fielders on the off side but Shami gives enough width for Smith to free his arms with this short of length delivery and he doesn't miss out. Dhawan gives chase but can't stop the ball even with a desperate dive

32.2

Shami to Amla, 1 run, good length delivery on the leg stump, Amla gently nudges it to short mid-wicket

32.1

Shami to Graeme Smith, 3 runs, a man at widish mid-off and deep backward point are the only two fielder in front of square on the off-side, Shami fires it full and wide, Smith drives it to deep extra to pick up three

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, FOUR, wants to unsettle the line of the bowler, waits for the flighted delivery to come and lofts it over mid-on. That is the 38th Test fifty for Smith, also his 8th against India. Ashwin shouldn't mind that aggressive hit at all as there was a lot of risk involved

31.4

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, no run, 'well bowled Ashwin' says Kohli at first slip as Smith gets another inside edge on his attempted push, this one goes onto the pad though

31.3

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, no run, the slider on the stumps, Smith defends and gets an inside edge to mid-wicket

31.2

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, no run, flatter delivery on the off stump, Smith blocks off the back foot

31.1

Ashwin to Graeme Smith, no run, shortish outside off stump, this one keeps low and beats Smith's cut

Ravichandran Ashwin, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

30.6

Shami to Graeme Smith, 1 run, full and swinging in on the stumps, Smith flicks well, there is a man at short mid-wicket but Pujara fumbles to allow the single

Over the wicket now!

30.5

Shami to Graeme Smith, no run, back of a length delivery outside off stump, Smith stands tall and pushes it towards mid-on

30.4

Shami to Graeme Smith, no run, short delivery on the stumps, Smith simply sits under it to let it go

30.3

Shami to Graeme Smith, no run, shout for LBW, probably height was the issue! Slants the length ball into the left-hander, Smith tries to work it on the on-side but misses, he's hit in line with middle and off but high on the pad though

30.2

Shami to Amla, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the leg stump, Amla flicks it to backward square leg

30.1

Shami to Graeme Smith, 1 run, a bit of indecision in running between the wickets but eventually the duo complete the single to bring up South Africa's 100. This short of length delivery bounced just a touch more, Smith gets it on the splice of the bat towards short-cover and escapes to the other end

29.6

Zaheer to Amla, no run, respects the short of length delivery with a back foot defence

29.5

Zaheer to Amla, no run, round the wicket now. Full delivery outside off stump, Amla drives but picks out backward point

29.4

Zaheer to Amla, FOUR, short of length delivery outside off stump, the length was just short enough for Amla to rock back and punch hard, the ball races away through point. That is a top shot after being beaten a couple of deliveries ago

29.3

Zaheer to Amla, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Amla drives it to mid-off

29.2

Zaheer to Amla, no run, beaten! Comprehensively too! Good length delivery angling away from the right hander, the ball swung away late and had Amla fishing on a cricket pitch

29.1

Zaheer to Amla, FOUR, can't bowl there to this man. The ball was moving away alright but the length was too full and that allowed Amla to transfer his weight forward and cream the drive through extra-cover

28.6

Shami to Graeme Smith, no run, what a response from the bowler, beats Smith all ends up. Shami has a stare at the batsman who acknowledges the delivery with a smile. Good length delivery outside off stump, the ball pitched and just left the batsman at the last moment

28.5

Shami to Graeme Smith, 2 runs, anything around the off stump from a right-arm bowler from round the wicket is easy pickings for Smith. He leans forward and flicks it to deep mid-wicket

28.4

Shami to Graeme Smith, no run, Smith was tempted to go for the upper-cut for a fraction of a second but he opts to take the bat out of the way and leave this short ball alone to Dhoni

28.3

Shami to Graeme Smith, no run, just a hint of swing back into the left-hander on this length ball but Smith easily pushes it to mid-on though

28.2

Shami to Graeme Smith, no run, back of a length delivery outside off stump, Smith looks to punch but gets a thickish inside edge that rolls back to the bowler

28.1

Shami to Graeme Smith, no run, short delivery on the leg stump, Smith sway out of the line awkwardly

Mohammed Shami [8.0-3-15-0] is back into the attack

Meanwhile, Amla and Smith shake hands for their 50-run stand.

27.6

Zaheer to Amla, no run, this one jagged back sharply from a fuller length, Amla drives it back to the bowler though

27.5

Zaheer to Amla, FOUR, outside edge! Good length delivery just shaping away outside off stump, Amla looks to punch powerfully off the back foot, gets a thick edge but there was no one at gully

Zaheer to Amla, 1 run, short delivery on the stumps, Amla swivels and keeps the pull along the ground and sends it to long leg

27.2

Zaheer to Amla, no run, round the wicket now, fuller length delivery outside off stump, Amla drives it to cover where Rahane makes a fine diving stop to his left

27.1

Zaheer to Amla, no run, right on the money starightaway in his new spell. Draws Amla forward with a fullish delivery on the off stump but Amla blocks well though

Zaheer Khan [10.0-1-34-0] is back into the attack

26.6

Ishant to Graeme Smith, no run, respects this short of length delivery with a back foot punch to mid-off

26.5

Ishant to Graeme Smith, no run, turns the short of length delivery to square leg and yells out a loud 'no' to his partner

26.4

Ishant to Graeme Smith, no run, fullish and angling into the left hander, Smith defends and gets a short thickish inside edge that goes into the on-side

26.3

Ishant to Graeme Smith, no run, gets on top of this short of length delivery outside off stump and blocks well

26.2

Ishant to Graeme Smith, no run, back of a length outside off stump, left alone

26.1

Ishant to Graeme Smith, FOUR, edged but safe! Ishant probes in the corridor of uncertainty, this length ball jags away a touch and as Smith played with relatively soft hands, the outside edge dies down immediately and goes between third slip and gully

25.6

Shami to Amla, no run, meanwhile this one keeps a touch low and almost bursts through Amla's defences, but he manages to get his bat down in time and keep it out. Had he missed that, the off pole could have been dancing around

25.5

Shami to Amla, no run, again another fine length delivery outside off stump, the ball rises high but Amla doesn't play at that to make things interesting

25.4

Shami to Amla, no run, doesn't want to disturb the line of this short of length delivery, just left alone

25.3

Shami to Amla, no run, this short of length delivery jags back and has Amla in a spot of bother, beats his attempted flick and he gets hit on the thigh pad

25.2

Shami to Amla, 2 runs, top shot but Rahane just manages to pull it back at the deep extra-cover fence. Amla covers the outswing on this full delivery and punches well, Rahane gives chase and while stopping the ball he almost slipped there

25.1

Shami to Amla, no run, good length delivery on the leg stump, Amla turns it to square leg

24.6

Ishant to Graeme Smith, FOUR, inside edge but safe. Short of a length delivery around the off stump, the ball jags back and surprises Smith, he somehow manages to get the edge past the stumps and Dhoni had no chance

24.5

Ishant to Graeme Smith, FOUR, nicely done! Smith knows how to work that ball to deep mid-wicket, doesn't he? Allows the full delivery to come in with the angle from round the wicket and gently flicks it along the ground and beats Zaheer who chases the ball all the way to the fence

24.4

Ishant to Graeme Smith, no run, a steeply rising short of length delivery down the leg side, Smith takes his bat and the gloves out of the way and lets it go through to Dhoni

24.3

Ishant to Graeme Smith, no run, a touch wide of the crease was Ishant on this occasion, Smith manages to fend this short of length delivery

24.2

Ishant to Graeme Smith, no run, Smith walks across the stumps to unsettle Ishant's line but the bowler lands it on a length and just nips it away, Smith gets a sort of a leading edge that rolls into the off-side

24.1

Ishant to Graeme Smith, no run, Dhoni takes that around chest height. The length wasn't short at all, it was in fact full outside off stump but Smith leaves it to Dhoni. Meanwhile, Ishant has gone round the wicket now

23.6

Shami to Amla, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Amla shoulders arms

23.5

Shami to Amla, 2 runs, on a length and on the stumps, Amla stands tall and punches it straight down the ground, the bowler tries to stop the ball in his follow-through but doesn't grab it cleanly

23.4

Shami to Amla, no run, another teasing outswinger, asking Amla to go for the cover drive, but Amla is clever enough to just let that go

23.3

Shami to Amla, no run, fullish and swinging away outside off stump, Amla was just ball-watching on that occasion

23.2

Shami to Amla, no run, short delivery on the stumps, Amla hops and gently fends it into the on-side

23.1

Shami to Amla, 2 runs, full delivery outside off stump, Amla drives it to deep extra-cover

22.6

Ishant to Graeme Smith, FOUR, overpitched and punished. The idea wasn't all that bad from the bowler to bowl full as he banged one short the previous ball, but Smith was up to the task. Leans forward and drives from the meat of the bat past mid-off

22.5

Ishant to Graeme Smith, no run, a sharp bouncer on the stumps, Smith simply sits under it. This is good bowling from Ishant

22.4

Ishant to Graeme Smith, no run, doesn't want to risk this length delivery outside off stump, left alone

22.3

Ishant to Graeme Smith, leg byes, 2 runs, again extra bounce for Ishant, Smith tries to fend that away but the ball goes off the thigh pad towards fine leg

22.2

Ishant to Graeme Smith, no run, this one bounces a bit more and foxes Smith. It was pitched around the off pole from length, the ball jagged away off the deck and beat Smith comprehensively

22.1

Ishant to Graeme Smith, no run, fuller length delivery outside off stump, Smith just leaves it for the keeper

India bowled with much verve and purpose after the lunch break. Ishant trapped Petersen lbw with a fine indipper. Meanwhile, Zaheer roughed up with Smith with some teasers outside off. The only blot has been Ashwin dropping a not-so-difficult catch at first slip.

Shami to Amla, no run, shortish and outside off, Amla arches back and lets it thud into Dhoni's glove

21.1

Shami to Amla, no run, good length delivery just close to off, kept a touch low as well, Amla mistimes the drive off the inside half of the bat towards cover

20.6

Ishant to Graeme Smith, no run, good length delivery in the off-stump channel, Smith opens the face of the bat and steers it towards point from the crease. The warning did take some sheen off this top over

20.5

Ishant to Graeme Smith, no run, Ishant continues to probe away outside off, Smith is happy to let these pass to the keeper

20.4

Ishant to Graeme Smith, no run, good length delivery in the corridor, left alone

Ishant Sharma has been given an official warning for running on the pitch. Ishant has a chat with the umpire. The umpire is not happy

20.3

Ishant to Graeme Smith, no run, good length delivery on off, carefully defended

20.2

Ishant to Graeme Smith, no run, extra bounce from Sharma again. Dhoni gathers that in front of his nogin. Smith is not impressed as he shoulders arms again

20.1

Ishant to Graeme Smith, no run, good lift from a length outside off, Smith ignores it

Ishant switches ends. Regulation three slips in

Ishant Sharma [5.0-0-16-1] is back into the attack

19.6

Shami to Amla, no run, that is more like Amla. This was shortish and outside off, Amla sways out of the line and lets it pass to the keeper

19.5

Shami to Amla, no run, another one fullish in the corridor, Amla goes for an almighty flash and gets beaten again

19.4

Shami to Amla, no run, that's a beauty from Shami. This was pitched up close to off, straightening a touch, Amla uncharacteristically dangles his bat and gets beaten

19.3

Shami to Amla, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Amla camps on the back foot and punches it to cover

19.2

Shami to Amla, no run, this one was a tad fuller and outside off, Amla, offering no shot, gives the bowler the cold shoulder

19.1

Shami to Amla, no run, Shami takes a leaf out of Ishant's book as he too welcomes a ducking Amla with a bumper that sails into Dhoni's gloves

Shami returns.. He did crank up good pace in the morning session

Mohammed Shami [4.0-1-9-0] is back into the attack

18.6

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, similar length on off, Smith respects it with a defence towards short leg. End of a teasing over from Zaheer

18.5

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, good length delivery just a shade outside off, ignored judiciously

18.4

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, FOUR, good length delivery with some hint of away shape, Smith pushes at it streakily, the ball shaves the outside edge and runs away to the third man fence

18.3

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, left well alone

18.2

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, FOUR, much straighter and fuller, Smith waits for it and flicks it elegantly towards the vacant deep square leg region, Pujara puts up a chase from FSL in vain as the ball travels to the fence

18.1

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, good length delivery on off, Smith gets a good stride forward and blocks it to mid-on

17.6

Ishant to Amla, no run, 136.8 kph back of a length delivery slanting away outside off, Amla is in no mood to flash at those

17.5

Ishant to Amla, FOUR, Ishant continues to plug away in the corridor, Amla plays it with soft hands again as the outside edge runs to the third man fence

17.4

Ishant to Amla, no run, similar length attacking the off-stump, Amla punches it straight to the fielder at short cover

17.3

Ishant to Amla, no run, good length delivery just outside off, Amla dabs it with soft hands, Kohli makes a valiant diving stop at gully

17.2

Ishant to Amla, no run, there comes the effort ball. This was short and outside off, Amla watches it carefully as he arches back and lets it go to the keeper

17.1

Ishant to Amla, no run, good length delivery on off, Amla is stoic in defence

16.6

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, another one outside off, Smith opts to let this pass to the keeper too

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, Has Zak got his man? Oh dear, Ashwin drops it at first slip to deny the wicket.This was the fullish one in the corridor, luring the batsmen to drive, Smith attempts an ambitious airy drive again, this time he snicks it but Ashwin, instead of snaffling it, palms it away. Smith heaves a sigh of relief

16.3

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, Excellent carry to Dhoni. Zaheer hits back of a length again and gets it to nibble away, Smith shoulders arms

16.2

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, slightbly back of a length delivery angled across, Smith tightens his technique as he hoists his bat and lets it pass to his opposite number

16.2

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, wide, this one is splayed far too wide outside off, left alone. The umpire calls it a wide

16.1

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, loose as a goose.. Zaheer is piling up the pressure on the South African skipper. This was fullish and wide outside off, Smith cathes the bait as he looks for a booming off-drive only to get embarassingly beaten

15.6

Ishant to Amla, no run, good length delivery tailing in, Amla goes for a rather airy flick, luckily for Amla the ball dies down before the man at forward square leg

15.5

Ishant to Amla, no run, good length delivery outside off, Amla steers it to point

15.4

Ishant to Amla, no run, good length delivery in the corrdior, Amla shoulders arms

15.3

Ishant to Amla, no run, the variable bounce of the Wanderers wicket comes to the fore. This one landed outside off and bounced a couple of times before Dhoni intercepts it with his pads

15.2

Ishant to Amla, FOUR, on a length and on the pads, Amla cahes the cheque in as he hangs back and flicks it to the fine leg fence in his own inimitable away

15.1

Ishant to Amla, no run, short of length delivery homing in on the chest, Amla is late to fend it and cops a mild blow

14.6

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, Zak switches to the back of a length delivery outside off, this one is accompanied by some away movement, left alone

14.5

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, FOUR, picture perfect on-drive. This was marginally pitched up on off, Smith leans forward and drives it handsomely, the sublime timing carries it all the way to the long on fence

14.4

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, similar length, just a shade outside off, with no swing whatsoever, allowing Smith to prop forward and defend

14.3

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, back of a length delivery on the body, Smith's attempted flick does not come to pass as he is hit on the thigh pad again

14.2

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, Zaheer now invests in an inswinger, Smith tries to defend in vain, the ball brushes him high on the thigh pad en-route to MSD

14.1

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, thats a peach from Zak. This was back of a length with a hint of shape away, Smith spars at it and gets beaten again

13.6

Ishant to Amla, no run, back of a length delivery slanting away outside off, Amla ignores it

13.5

Ishant to Amla, no run, another well directed bumper ruffles up a ducking Amla

Three slips and a gully in place for a tail-up Ishant.

13.4

Ishant to Amla, no run, back of a length delivery angled across, Amla will let those go all day without any fuss

13.4

Ishant to Amla, no ball, did Ishant get carried away? He transgresses the bowling crease as he delivers a good length delivery on off, much better from Amla as he blocks with typical uber-calmness

13.3

Ishant to Amla, no run, length ball homing in on the hips, Amla fiddles it in front of square leg

13.2

Ishant to Amla, no run, Ishant greets Amla with a perfume bouncer, Amla, to his credit, does well to take refuse in a duck

Hashim Amla, right handed bat, comes to the crease

13.1

Ishant to A Petersen, out Lbw!! Ishant Sharma, who shone in the the rain-ruined ODI, pins Petersen leg before. India strike early after the lunch break. Hang on, the umpires are checking for a possible no-ball. It is all fine as Ishant has a good part of his heel behind the bowling crease. This was a slightly back of a length delivery tailing back in to rap Petersen on the pads in front of middle and off. Petersen pays the penalty for aiming to defend that with his feet nailed to the crease. A Petersen lbw b Ishant 21(41) [4s-4]

Ishant to A Petersen, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

12.6

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, pitched up on off with not even a smidgen of swing, Smith shuffles across a touch and pats it to mid-on

12.5

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Smith refrains himself from wafting at that

12.4

Zaheer to A Petersen, 1 run, good length delivery on off, whisked to long off for a single

12.3

Zaheer to A Petersen, FOUR, wide outside off with ample width on offer, Petersen cuts it powerfully to square of the wicket, on the off-side. Excellent balance as well

12.2

Zaheer to A Petersen, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, pokes at it, gets an outside edge that trickles towards gully

12.1

Zaheer to A Petersen, no run, length ball on off, driven to mid-on

11.6

Ishant to Graeme Smith, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, pushed back to the bowler again

11.5

Ishant to Graeme Smith, no run, straighter this time, Smith defends it back to the bowler

11.4

Ishant to Graeme Smith, no run, good length delivery on off, tapped in front of cover

11.3

Ishant to Graeme Smith, no run, splayed wide outside off, left alone

11.2

Ishant to Graeme Smith, no run, slightly back of a length delivery swverving away late outside off, a tentative Smith watches the ball scoot past his outside edge

11.1

Ishant to A Petersen, 1 run, run, on a length on middle and leg, tucked away to backward square leg

11.1

Ishant to A Petersen, no ball, FOUR, banged in short and outside off, Petersen does not flich as he brings out a controlled, albeit uppish hook behind square

10.6

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, FOUR, on a length and just a shade outside off, Smith waits for it and check-drives it past the bowler to the to long on fence

10.5

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, reverts to the fullish end of the line spectrum, Smith is content to offer a defensive push to the off-side

10.4

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, that's a corker from Zak, this was a back of a length delivery nibbling away outside off, Smith irresponsibly wafts at it and gets beaten

10.3

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, too full and straight from Zaheer, Smith leans forward and flicks it straight to the fielder at mid-on, a couple of yards either side of the fielder could have been runs

10.2

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, back of a length delivery just a shade outside off, Smith was in a dilemma whether to play at that or ignore, he is late to bail out as the ball dribbles away towards that widish gully

10.1

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, fullish and just a shade outside off, Smith drives it nicely but finds the man at short cover

Meanwhile, the dark clouds have paved way for some sunshine. Zak is armed with the relatively newish cherry with three slips and a gully waiting for the edge with large eyes.

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back for the post lunch session. The Indian pacers, led by a revitalized Zaheer Khan zeroed in on the right areas. However, they have not been able to create early inroads into this deep South African batting. Can India take the bull by its horns or will Smith and Petersen build on the gains? Let's find out as the battle resumes at the Wanderers.

Zak troubled Smith and even had him down for a while as the South African skipper edged onto his thigh. The ball is relatively new and India will come out in the 2nd session hard at the openers. We will be back shortly to bring you all the updates. Don't go too far.

South Africa will be really pleased with that session. They came out with intent today with the ball, bowled much more straight, made the batsmen play and got their rewards. India couldn't score at all against the disciplined bowling and when both the overnight batsmen were gone one after the other, the tail caved in. The openers have been tested by some good bowling from Zak and Shami, but they have emerged unscathed from that mini session.

9.6

Ishant to A Petersen, no run, short delivery to end the session as A Petersen sees it through to the keeper. That will be lunch on day 2

One more delivery before lunch

9.5

Ishant to A Petersen, no run, Ishant is not making Petersen play, as another one is bowled outside off

9.4

Ishant to A Petersen, no run, the line is still outside off and it is moving further away, A Petersen isn't interested

9.3

Ishant to A Petersen, no run, short and wide outside off, easily left alone by A Petersen

9.2

Ishant to A Petersen, no run, on a good length, outside off, left alone

9.1

Ishant to Graeme Smith, 1 run, the line was wrong, down leg and flicked past the diving short backward square leg fielder. Not in the air as the ball went to ground quickly

Just one more over before lunch and it will be Ishant Sharma who will be bowling. A catching leg gully and a catching backward square leg in place.

Ishant Sharma, right-arm fast, comes into the attack

8.6

Zaheer to A Petersen, no run, driven on the rise, but straight to the fielder at short cover

8.5

Zaheer to A Petersen, no run, Zaheer raps Petersen on the pads, but that has pitched outside leg. Once it does, it can't be given out lbw. Petersen once again falling over and failing to flick the leg-side delivery away

8.4

Zaheer to A Petersen, no run, outside edge found, but runs along the ground to gully. Zaheer is disappointed that it didn't carry to the cordon

8.3

Zaheer to A Petersen, no run, pitched up on off, another well-timed drive, but mid-off is there to cut it off

8.2

Zaheer to A Petersen, no run, shuffles across and defends to short midwicket

8.1

Zaheer to A Petersen, no run, full and on the stumps, on-driven to mid-on

7.6

Shami to Graeme Smith, no run, slanted across on a full length, the line is outside off, left alone

7.5

Shami to Graeme Smith, no run, that was rolling back onto the stumps and Graeme Smith was quick, alert enough to kick it away to safety. Lobs off the thigh pad and has some back spin on the ball, but Smith ensures it doesn't trickle back on

Shami to Graeme Smith, no run, shuffles across to off and defends to the off-side

7.2

Shami to Graeme Smith, no run, short ball and on the stumps, good delivery too, Graeme Smith has to be quick to duck under that. Dhoni did well too, to leap and stop it

7.1

Shami to Graeme Smith, no run, full and slanted across Graeme Smith, who lets it go

6.6

Zaheer to A Petersen, FOUR, can't bowl short on this. Asking to be hit and Petersen obliges by dispatching it to the deep square leg fence. That really was dragged down by Zaheer and he paid the price for it

6.5

Zaheer to A Petersen, no run, pushed across A Petersen, on a fuller length, Petersen leaves

6.4

Zaheer to A Petersen, no run, again a streaky shot. Looks to drive through cover, the bat turns in his hand and he mistimes it to the fielder

6.3

Zaheer to A Petersen, no run, top bowling this from Zaheer. Beats A Petersen with one that is angled across on a back of a length, with a bit of extra bounce, seams away past the groping bat of Petersen

6.2

Zaheer to A Petersen, no run, angled across A Petersen who lets it go

6.1

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, 3 runs, good shot. Again the off-drive, not a half volley, but Graeme Smith got forward to punch, wide of mid-off and Dhawan runs back to keep it to three

5.6

Shami to A Petersen, no run, good carry through to MS after A Petersen shoulders arms

5.5

Shami to A Petersen, no run, pitched up on off, A Petersen gets forward to defend to short cover

5.4

Shami to A Petersen, no run, way outside off and it bounces in front of Dhoni who fields with his pads

5.3

Shami to A Petersen, no run, pitched up and moving away, left alone

5.2

Shami to A Petersen, no run, A Petersen has missed out there, a leg-side delivery and he fails to flick it away, off the thigh pad and to the keeper

5.1

Shami to A Petersen, FOUR, too full and the off-drive has gone to the fence. Petersen got forward and met the ball with a straight bat and beat mid-off easily

4.6

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, edged, but just short of gully. Graeme Smith tries to work the full ball from outside off to the leg-side, closes the face of the bat too early and the leading edge doesn't carry

So Smith is up and ready again as the crowd clap in approval. Zaheer is ready as well

4.5

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, Graeme Smith is in pain! He is down on his haunches. He inside edges a defence onto the knee and immediately winces in pain. Interesting thing is that - no Indian player went up and enquired about his wellbeing. The physio is out there, the magic spray is doing it's job as there is a bit of a break in play. The ball cannonned into the inside of the right thigh, just above the knee. He is up and is putting his gear back on. Looks alright and likely to continue

4.4

Zaheer to A Petersen, 1 run, full and on middle, A Petersen works it to backward square leg

4.3

Zaheer to A Petersen, no run, full on the stumps, on-driven to Ishant at mid-on

4.2

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, 1 run, shortish on the hips, Graeme Smith gets inside the line to tuck it to deep backward square leg

4.1

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, full and on off, Graeme Smith flicks and finds midwicket

3.6

Shami to A Petersen, no run, down leg and that's a wasted delivery

3.5

Shami to A Petersen, no run, short of length on off, defended to short leg

3.4

Shami to A Petersen, no run, good bowling from Shami again. Seems to be angling in, then as it hits the seam, decks away, leaving A Petersen floundering - who was getting forward to defend. Nice carry through to Dhoni as well

3.3

Shami to Graeme Smith, 1 run, too straight and it is picked off to backward square leg

3.2

Shami to Graeme Smith, no run, seam movement! Appreciable movement, Smith has to pull his bat inside the line after definitely playing at it. Good delivery from Shami

3.1

Shami to Graeme Smith, no run, full and wide outside off, Graeme Smith can leave that and does so

2.6

Zaheer to A Petersen, no run, no timing on the drive as the ball goes to mid-off

2.5

Zaheer to A Petersen, no run, better from Zaheer, full and angled across Petersen who shoulders arms

2.4

Zaheer to A Petersen, no run, poor ball - down leg, left alone

2.3

Zaheer to A Petersen, no run, was that an inside edge onto the pads? Was it missing leg? Just pitched outside leg and a good decision from Rod Tucker. Full and just outside leg, Petersen flicks and misses. Lets out a sigh of relief after the umpire negates the decision

2.2

Zaheer to A Petersen, 2 runs, is off the mark now with a flick to deep mid wicket. Zaheer guilty of erring down leg

2.1

Zaheer to A Petersen, no run, good stop by Zaheer, full on the stumps, A Petersen drills a drive back at Zaheer who half-stops with his left-hand

1.6

Shami to Graeme Smith, no run, misfield by Ishant at mid-on, but they don't take the single. Punched straight to Ishant who fumbles

1.5

Shami to Graeme Smith, no run, good bowling, after all those inswingers, this one is slanted across, left alone

1.4

Shami to Graeme Smith, no run, Shami has Smith in some strife with an inswinger that nips back in and raps him on the thigh pad, Smith missed the tuck off the pads

1.3

Shami to Graeme Smith, 2 runs, this one swings back in, Graeme Smith now flicks to deep mid wicket, only a single as Ishant runs from mid-on to cut it off

1.2

Shami to Graeme Smith, 2 runs, full and down leg, flicked to backward square leg, Zak ambles along and by then they take an easy couple of runs

1.1

Shami to Graeme Smith, no run, lovely first delivery from Shami. Beats Graeme Smith. This one is the outswinger, pitches outside off and shapes away, draws Smith into the poke and misses the edge. Very encouraging start for the quickie

Mohammed Shami, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

0.6

Zaheer to A Petersen, no run, ripper of a delivery, pitches on a good length on off and seams appreciably away with lots of extra bounce, A Petersen played at that and is lucky that it didn't catch an edge

0.5

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, 1 run, gets forward to defend solidly and is off the mark with a quick single to short cover

0.4

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, now the fullish away swinger, well outside off, left alone

0.3

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, inswinger, but sliding into middle and leg, Graeme Smith is shuffling too much, is hit on the thigh and the ball rolls to leg slip

0.2

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, loud shout for lbw, but Graeme Smith got outside the line of off. Survived that appeal. Pitches outside off and nips back in, keeps very low and raps him on the pad. India and Zaheer thought they had their man, but Smith had ensured he shuffled across outside off

0.1

Zaheer to Graeme Smith, no run, uncomfortable first delivery for Graeme Smith to face, rears up from a short of length, nips back in and hits him on the body, then the ball ricochets off the bat and falls safely into the off-side

Graeme Smith and A Petersen are at the crease. Graeme Smith is on strike. Zaheer will open the attack

Zaheer has the new ball, three slips, a gully, a leg slip and a short leg in place for the Indian spearhead. Smith to face off.

One source of encouragement for the Indians will be to look back at the 2006 Test match here when they made 249 in the first innings, before dismissing the hosts for 84. Buoyed by that, they went on to win that Test. From that match, only Zaheer is there from the bowling side of things and it will be interesting to see how his duel with Smith continues. He has the wood over the Proteas' skipper and will be looking to extend his domination.

So as expected, South Africa have come back very strongly this morning to take the last 5 wickets for 15 runs in 25 balls. The pressure was built by disciplined bowling from both Steyn and Philander early on and once Morkel broke through, big Vern mopped up the tail. So India who were hoping for something around 350 have fallen for 280. It is an ok score in the first innings on the Wanderers wicket, but at least it gives the bowlers a chance. Now time for the Indian bowlers to front up.

102.6

M Morkel to Shami, out Bowled!! What a clever fella Morkel is! The no-ball he bowled has given him another go at Shami and he knocks the No. 11 over. This one was the inducker and shooted through to hit the stumps after beating Shami's airy punch. India bowled out for 280. Shami b M Morkel 0(3)

M Morkel to Shami, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

102.6

M Morkel to Shami, no ball, Morkel oversteps and once again Shami is guilty of pushing at a full delivery outside off and doesn't make contact

102.5

M Morkel to Shami, no run, Shami's bat was on another time zone as the ball flew past the edge. Way outside off and easily a ball which could've been left alone

102.4

M Morkel to Ashwin, 1 run, takes the single with a flick off the hips to deep square leg

102.3

M Morkel to Ashwin, no run, extra bounce off a short of length, Ashwin is squared up and the ball loops off the shoulder of the bat, but falls in no-man's land on the off-side

102.2

M Morkel to Ashwin, no run, the attempted yorker turns out to be a low full toss, flicked to deep square leg, Ashwin doesn't take the single

102.1

M Morkel to Ashwin, no run, Ashwin has no other option but to play some strokes, makes room and tries to slash, misses as the ball flies past the edge

So India have lost their last 4 wickets for 14 runs in 19 balls.

Mohammed Shami, right handed bat, comes to the crease

101.6

Philander to Ishant, out Bowled!! Gone! Ishant always looks to play everything off the back foot and misses this. The feet are stuck in the crease, the ball pitches on middle and moves away past the outside edge of the bat, misses the pad as well and hits off. Brilliant delivery and too good for a tailender like Ishant. Ishant b Philander 0(4)

Philander to Ishant, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

101.5

Philander to Ishant, no run, on a good length and shaping away, kept a bit low as well, left alone

101.4

Philander to Ashwin, 1 run, punched square of the wicket, takes the single and leaves the last two balls of the over for Ishant

101.3

Philander to Ashwin, no run, short one and Ashwin sways out of the way. Steve Davis calls it one short ball for the over

101.2

Philander to Ashwin, 2 runs, now an outside edge rolls along the ground wide of point. More work for Duminy, to his left from sweeper cover

101.1

Philander to Ashwin, 2 runs, nicely punched again, superb timing and it needed a dive from JP Duminy to save a couple of runs

Dale Steyn is seen leaving the field - not sure what the issue is

100.6

M Morkel to Ishant, no run, short of length outside off, left alone

100.5

M Morkel to Ashwin, 1 run, flicked to deep mid wicket, takes the single now

100.4

M Morkel to Ashwin, byes, FOUR, horrid short delivery, no chance for Ashwin to hook and gives a leaping AB no hope. 4 bonus runs for India

100.3

M Morkel to Ashwin, no run, now turns down the single after flicking it to fine leg

100.2

M Morkel to Ashwin, FOUR, top shot that. Ashwin transferring his weight onto the back foot and then punched it through cover. A classy boundary

100.1

M Morkel to Ashwin, no run, Ashwin is beaten first ball as he nervously fishes at a length ball outside off. So close to the outside edge

99.6

Philander to Ishant, no run, edged, but soft hands ensures that it doesn't carry to the cordon. Ishant dabbing it late and softly

Four slips, a short cover and a short leg in place for the hat-trick ball. Here he comes

Ishant Sharma, right handed bat, comes to the crease

99.5

Philander to Zaheer, out Lbw!! The plumbest of lbws! Can't get any dead in front than that. Pitches on middle and skids on, Zaheer's bat is ages late in coming down and it raps the back pad right in front of middle. Zaheer could've walked for that. Steve Davis has the easiest decision to make and Philander is on a hat-trick now. Zaheer lbw b Philander 0(1)

Philander to Zaheer, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

Zaheer Khan, right handed bat, comes to the crease

99.4

Philander to Rahane, out Caught by de Villiers!! Now Rahane goes. Lovely delivery and Philander has got the reward. Pitches on a good length and then moves away, drawing Rahane forward and catching the edge which is snaffled gleefully by AB. Rahane tried to cover the late movement, but it kissed the edge. Just a tiny feather, but good enough. So both the overnight batsmen are dismissed. Rahane c de Villiers b Philander 47(137) [4s-8]

Philander to Rahane, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

99.3

Philander to Rahane, no run, on a good length on off, Rahane is half forward and defends to short cover

99.2

Philander to Rahane, no run, pitched up outside off, swinging away, left alone

99.1

Philander to Rahane, no run, back of a length on off, Rahane gets right behind the line to defend it back to Philander

Ravichandran Ashwin, right handed bat, comes to the crease

98.6

M Morkel to Dhoni, out Caught by de Villiers!! Was that a bad decision? No! Clearly out. I was fooled by Dhoni's reaction which suggested he hadn't edged it - maybe it was just the disappointment of him getting out. Morkel has been pushing the ball all through the over in the channel, this one was outside off too, Dhoni went across to defend, but edged it to AB. After he edged it, the bat hit the pad, but a big nick. So South Africa have broken through this morning. Dhoni c de Villiers b M Morkel 19(72) [4s-3]

M Morkel to Dhoni, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

98.5

M Morkel to Dhoni, no run, M Morkel is plugging away in the corridor of uncertainty, extra bounce as AB collects over his head

98.4

M Morkel to Dhoni, no run, fullish inswinger, doesn't nip back in enough to hit off, Dhoni still can leave and does so

98.3

M Morkel to Dhoni, no run, that hit the splice of the bat as Dhoni was pushing forward to defend, extra bounce off a good length, the ball rolls to point

98.2

M Morkel to Dhoni, no run, still further outside off and still short, Dhoni lets it go

Philander to Rahane, no run, solidly defended off the back foot just near where a short leg would've been

97.5

Philander to Rahane, no run, back of a length outside off, Rahane punches it to mid-off

97.4

Philander to Rahane, no run, fuller on the stumps, on-driven to mid-on

97.3

Philander to Rahane, no run, Dhoni sends Rahane back after the ball is played to cover, Rahane wanted the single, but Dhoni wasn't willing to risk it

97.2

Philander to Dhoni, 1 run, an ungainly push as Dhoni is on the walk, gets it into the vacant cover region for a single

97.1

Philander to Dhoni, no run, Dhoni is a bit squared up but manages to defend to cover

96.6

M Morkel to Rahane, leg byes, 2 runs, drifts down leg, Rahane fails to get bat on the glance, runs off the pad and for a couple of leg-byes

96.5

M Morkel to Rahane, no run, defended from the crease with an open face to point

96.4

M Morkel to Rahane, no run, now sees this further outside off and leaves

96.3

M Morkel to Rahane, no run, too good for Rahane and for anyone else as well. Pitches outside off after seeming to angle in, after it hits the seam, moves ever so slightly off the deck, Rahane fiddles and misses. The bounce was very true as well as AB collects above his waist

M Morkel to Rahane, no run, Morkel comes on and is right on target first ball, banged in short and on the stumps, Rahane hops and defends to the off-side

Morne Morkel [19.0-10-27-1] is back into the attack

95.6

Philander to Dhoni, no run, kept a tad low but it was outside off, Dhoni taps it down to point

95.5

Philander to Dhoni, no run, good length on off, Dhoni defends with a slight shuffle

95.4

Philander to Dhoni, no run, goes back to bowling short, Dhoni won't hook or pull

95.3

Philander to Dhoni, no run, almost trapped him lbw! Dhoni is on the walk and manages an inside edge onto the pads as he looked to work a middle stump delivery to the leg-side. Philander thought he nearly had him

95.2

Philander to Dhoni, no run, short and way outside off, Dhoni leaves

95.1

Philander to Dhoni, no run, now Dhoni shoulders arms to an outswinger

94.6

Steyn to Rahane, no run, pitched up outside off, driven straight to the fielder at cover. No timing on the shot as the bat turned on impact

Steyn to Rahane, no run, short delivery dug in down the leg-side, Rahane pulls out of the shot at the last moment. AB likes that delivery from Steyn and claps in encouragement

94.1

Steyn to Rahane, no run, solidly defended back to Steyn

93.6

Philander to Dhoni, no run, beaten as Dhoni hung his bat and then pulled it inside the pad, the ball pitched outside off and seamed away appreciably, Dhoni could've left that but was forced to fiddle at that

93.5

Philander to Dhoni, no run, full and on off, Dhoni plays a push-drive to mid-off

93.4

Philander to Dhoni, no run, walks down and then has to push the fuller length delivery back to Philander

93.3

Philander to Dhoni, no run, turned from the stumps to midwicket

93.2

Philander to Dhoni, no run, loud shout for lbw, but not given. Dhoni is standing well outside the crease, this one nips back in and catches him on the back thigh, Dhoni looked to have got just outside the line and even height was a factor as the ball seemed to be going over. Steve Davis gets it right

93.1

Philander to Dhoni, no run, Dhoni shuffles across a tad, and then leaves the outside off ball alone

92.6

Steyn to Rahane, no run, now comes on the frontfoot and covers the off stump before defending it towards mid-on

92.5

Steyn to Rahane, FOUR, beautiful shot. It was just fractionally short outside off, Rahane's weight transfer was top notch as he rocked back and punched it through cover. Yesterday he played a similar looking shot, but this was much better as the length was a bit fuller

92.4

Steyn to Rahane, no run, another outswinger, further outside off and Rahane won't fiddle at those

92.3

Steyn to Rahane, no run, pitched up and swinging away outside off, Rahane decides to leave that alone

92.2

Steyn to Rahane, no run, good fielding from Faf at mid-off denies Rahane a single. It was driven to his right and he put in the dive to save runs. Tahir must be feeling the chill as he embraces Faf in a bear hug. Full manlove from the South African duo

92.1

Steyn to Dhoni, 1 run, tucked from middle stump line towards square leg and they take a single

Murali Vijay: 'It was difficult, I knew if you could stay there for a while, we could score as the wicket had good bounce and was true. I was trying different things, was standing outside leg and then came towards middle. Morne was bowling really well with a lot of bounce, I wanted to cut his bounce, so was standing outside the crease, but edged it. In this Test series, I put my mind into the fact that the initial 20 overs with the Kookaburra ball there will be something, you got to respect that, after that one can play their shots - that was my plan. I told Shikhar as well, if we can get through the 15 overs, we can get our natural strokes in. Virat played a brilliant knock, and Pujara as well - he stuck in there. We are in a good position and if we can get 100 more runs, it will be good for the team.'

91.6

Philander to Rahane, no run, another leave from Rahane as the outswinger barrage from Philander continues

91.5

Philander to Rahane, no run, pitched up and moving away from a good length, Rahane shoulders arms

91.4

Philander to Rahane, no run, on a good length on off, Rahane decides to defend from the crease

91.3

Philander to Rahane, no run, this time gets a good stride forward and meets the defensive stroke on the full, the ball rolls to cover

91.2

Philander to Rahane, no run, unplayable! Bounce and seam movement and spit off the track like a hissing cobra. Rahane was already committed to the forward defensive stroke, lunged out and then was startled to see the ball move and bounce so appreciably

91.1

Philander to Rahane, no run, back of a length on the stumps, Rahane is right in behind it and punches it to mid-on

Vernon Philander [21.0-2-55-1] is back into the attack

90.6

Steyn to Dhoni, no run, good length on off, Dhoni gets forward and taps it back to Steyn - end of the opening over of the day

90.5

Steyn to Dhoni, no run, pitched up outside off, Dhoni sees that and lets it go

90.4

Steyn to Dhoni, no run, Oh! That kept really low. Dhoni did well to crouch down and keep the middle stump delivery out

Steyn is just getting into his stride, ambling in and not really bowling at full tilt. He will soon

90.3

Steyn to Dhoni, no run, fullish on the stumps, Dhoni gets half forward and pushes it to mid-on

90.2

Steyn to Dhoni, no run, short of length on the stumps, Dhoni gets right behind the line to defend to leg

90.1

Steyn to Rahane, leg byes, 1 run, drifts onto the pads, down leg, Rahane gets inside the line to flick, misses - they take a leg-bye

Good news, despite all the rain overnight, we are starting on time. The conditions are overcast and it is Steyn who has the ball. Rahane to face off. 2 slips and a gully. Here we go.

Vernon Philander: 'We still bowled really well, the wicket was on the slower side, beat the bat lot of times, hopefully we can do it this morning. The ploy was to keep hitting our lengths, make them come to us. He (Kohli) played brilliantly, got through the tough period at the start and left a lot of balls on a good length. There is always going to be expectations, obviously you are playing international cricket. The method is to keep it simple, not to allow the expectations to get to me. The plan is to knock them over with the 2nd ball and keep the score to around 300.'

Shaun Pollock with the pitch report: 'There is not much wear and tear, there is no real damage to talk off. The grass is wet because of all the moisture from overnight, if the sun comes out that will dry off. Today the cracks won't be a concern and it will be the best day for batting. South Africa will hope to do damage with the 2nd new ball.'

Some bad news to bring you before the start of the 2nd day: It has rained consistently overnight and there is a lot of moisture on the wicket. So play won't start on time. The forecast was for showers throughout the match and that forecast has come true.

Yesterday was all about Virat Kohli - the young Indian batsman played exceptionally well to make a ton in his first innings in Test cricket in South Africa. Due to his brilliance, India weathered probing bowling and testing conditions to reach 255/5. There was valuable support from Pujara, Rahane and Dhoni as India displayed admirable caution and restraint on the opening day at the Wanderers in Johannesburg.

So that brings our coverage to a close of day 1. Still a possible 4 days left in this engrossing Test match. The opening day was a cracker and hopefully that continues for the rest of the game. We will be there early tomorrow as well. Do join us then, until then have a nice night and keep dreaming. If you haven't got your fix of cricket, then there is the Pakistan-Sri Lanka ODI going on, switch tabs to follow that game. See ya tomorrow!

Cheteshwar Pujara has just come out and has had a chat to the official broadcasters, here are his words: 'It was very crucial, we know that in overseas conditions if you look through the new ball we can play our shots. That was our plan. We had a chat (with Kohli about the run-out dismissal) and it happens sometimes when communication goes wrong and one is run out. I prepared well and could execute my plans. In overseas conditions, the plan is to make the bowlers tired and then score runs. It was important to leave balls outside off as the bowlers were trying to bowl on the 5th or 6th stump line. If we can put on another 100-150 runs, we can win this Test match.'

I'm trying hard to recollect when was the last time an Indian side played with such discipline with the bat in an away Test match. Maybe Headingley 2002 when Ganguly opted to bat under overcast conditions on a green pitch and then saw his side pile on the runs. This effort was special because right from Vijay till Dhoni, they opted to leave a majority of the balls and played only which needed to be played. Top effort on a spicy Jo'Burg wicket.

South Africa were very disciplined, they stuck to a line and length and never gave anything loose - except for the backup bowlers who were taken to the cleaners by the Indians. Tahir was very disappointing today and he often allowed the pressure built up to be released with one loose ball per over. Steyn and Morkel were menacing, while Philander had a quiet day. Not their greatest day with the ball it must be said.

He was looking very good, when he fell to a tired looking stroke. From there, Dhoni and Rahane took over, with the latter being very impressive. After Kohli today, Rahane has caught the eye with his batting. Even Pujara deserves a mention, who showed great character and showcased his defensive technique until he was unfortunately run out by Kohli.

Kohli was just brilliant today - showing impeccable judgment of when to play and when to leave. His defence was solid and he had lots of time to play the ball. Trusted his instincts, played each ball on it's merit and put the bad ones away. The only blot in his innings today was the way he ran Pujara out, but that didn't affect his concentration as he got to a richly deserved ton.

So one should say that it has been India's day. 255/5 is a score they would've taken with both hands and feet if someone had offered them that score before the start of play today. Dhoni must be lauded for taking the brave step of opting to bat first after winning the toss, when he so easily could've gone for the easier option. The openers didn't last long but it was the Virat Kohli show thereafter which has placed India in this position.

89.6

M Morkel to Dhoni, no run, and Dhoni has safely kept that out. Full and on the stumps, turned to the on-side and that will be stumps on day 1 of the Wanderers Test.

Last ball of the day coming up. Morkel is taking his time as the crowd roar. Here he comes

89.5

M Morkel to Dhoni, no run, wide of the crease and angled in, but not close to off to make Dhoni play who shoulders arms

89.4

M Morkel to Dhoni, no run, that should help Dhoni as M Morkel goes very wide outside off

M Morkel to Dhoni, no run, loud shout for lbw, but height was the issue and perhaps Dhoni got outside the line. Steve Davis negates the appeal. Dhoni is shuffling too much and misses an off stump delivery that nips back in, hit on the thigh

So after a long day, time for the final over of the day.

Morne Morkel [18.0-9-27-1] is back into the attack

88.6

Steyn to Rahane, no run, and that's Steyn done for the day. He gets this to shape beautifully away from right-hander who shoulders arms

88.5

Steyn to Rahane, no run, now decides to leave the Steyn outswinger, just one more delivery from Steyn for today

88.4

Steyn to Rahane, no run, inside edge onto the pads and the ball dribbles wide of the off stump, Rahane a tad late in bringing his bat down to defend and got lucky that occasion

88.3

Steyn to Rahane, no run, Kohli claps from the dressing room after Rahane leaves for the third time in a row in the over

88.2

Steyn to Rahane, no run, Rahane shoulders arms to one that is close to off, but not close enough to make him play

88.1

Steyn to Rahane, no run, Steyn bowls short and it seams away after pitching outside off, left alone

87.6

Philander to Dhoni, no run, carefully leaves the away swinger

87.5

Philander to Dhoni, no run, gently dabs the length ball to the off-side

87.4

Philander to Dhoni, no run, Dhoni moves to off, tries to whip a length ball on off, misses and is struck on the thigh, would've gone over

87.3

Philander to Rahane, 1 run, kept a bit low and was on leg stump, Rahane gets a bottom edge on the flick, they take a single, if Rahane had missed that he would've been in trouble for he was shuffling across to play the stroke

87.2

Philander to Dhoni, 1 run, dabs this length ball to cover, sees the gap and takes off for a quick single, does it with ease in the end

87.1

Philander to Dhoni, no run, shuffles across a tad and tentatively pushes it down to mid-on

86.6

Steyn to Rahane, no run, goes short and outside off, Rahane lets it go

86.5

Steyn to Rahane, no run, loud shout for lbw, but too much bounce and not given by Rod Tucker. Pitches outside off and nips back in, Rahane is caught on the crease, is late in bringing the bat down, the ball strikes him on the thigh in front of middle - would've gone over and Tucker gets it right. Smith and Steyn aren't happy with the decision, but there is no DRS here to review. Rahane and Dhoni have a chat after the delivery with the former having a smile

86.4

Steyn to Rahane, no run, more leaving from Rahane as he negotiates yet another Steyn delivery

86.3

Steyn to Rahane, no run, beautiful outswinger, but Rahane is very watchful as he shoulders arms

86.2

Steyn to Rahane, no run, Rahane is on his toes as he defends to cover, isn't happy with some movement behind the sightscreen, signals for the person to move away

86.1

Steyn to Dhoni, 1 run, good quick single taken, Dhoni taps it in front of cover and asks Rahane to cross over

85.6

Philander to Rahane, no run, outswinger on a good length, left alone

85.5

Philander to Rahane, no run, Rahane watches it very late and defends with an open face to point. Was a bit squared up initially, but did the job in the end

85.4

Philander to Dhoni, 1 run, a bit of a leading edge on the attempted flick as Dhoni shuffles across to defend, the ball squares him up a bit, but they take a single

85.3

Philander to Dhoni, no run, plays that off the back foot and finds point

85.2

Philander to Dhoni, no run, short of length on the stumps, Dhoni gets right behind the line to defend it back to Philander

85.1

Philander to Dhoni, no run, poke and more poke, gully dives to his left to field the ball on the bounce. Saved some runs there

84.6

Steyn to Rahane, no run, that has rocketed into AB's mitts and he is feeling the pinch after Rahane left it alone. Lots of effort from Steyn in that delivery

84.5

Steyn to Rahane, no run, back and across before defending solidly to cover

84.4

Steyn to Rahane, no run, outswinger this time, Rahane shoulders arms

84.3

Steyn to Rahane, no run, the predictable response from the fast bowler after being driven for a boundary last ball. Digs it short on the stumps and Rahane ducks under it. A stare to boot from Steyn as well

84.2

Steyn to Rahane, FOUR, beautiful cover drive. On the up and raced away. Rahane is a class player and that shot was proof of that. Lovely sound as the ball met bat

84.1

Steyn to Rahane, no run, good length outside off, left alone and the ball thuds into AB's mitts

83.6

Philander to Dhoni, no run, in the corridor of uncertainty, Dhoni shoulders arms

83.5

Philander to Dhoni, no run, pitched up on off, driven back to Philander

83.4

Philander to Dhoni, no run, that's a good defensive stroke, well forward and pushing it back softly

83.3

Philander to Dhoni, FOUR, edged and over the slip cordon! Dhoni in all sorts of trouble to a ball which he could've not played at - it was outside off and bounced from a good length, he sparred at it and the ball hits the splice and flies over for a boundary

83.2

Philander to Dhoni, no run, pitched up on off, driven back to Philander who threatens to throw at Dhoni and doesn't

83.1

Philander to Dhoni, no run, Dhoni pulls his bat inside the line just in the nick of time and leaves the back of a length delivery alone

82.6

Steyn to Rahane, no run, good delivery and a good leave that. Close to the off stump and shaping away, Rahane shoulders arms

82.5

Steyn to Rahane, no run, way short and way outside off, Rahane happily leaves that alone

82.5

Steyn to Rahane, 5 wides, now Steyn loses it. Hurls a horrid short delivery way outside off, it pitches and swerves way outside off and eludes the despairing leap of AB. 5 bonus runs for India

82.4

Steyn to Rahane, FOUR, superb stroke! The trademark Sachin Tendulkar back foot punch has been played by another Mumbaikar - Rahane, emulating his idol. A carbon copy of the shot that the great man used to play so well. Timing, balance, hand-eye co-ordination, everything right about the shot

82.3

Steyn to Rahane, no run, Rahane is right in behind those tight deliveries on the stumps, blocked to mid-on

Steyn to Rahane, no run, back of a length on the stumps, Rahane gets right behind the line to defend down the track

81.6

Philander to Dhoni, no run, a thick outside edge, but doesn't carry to gully this time. Dhoni is on the walk and that's why there was no control on the shot - which was an attempted cover drive

81.5

Philander to Dhoni, no run, fiddled at that and missed, did Dhoni. Could've left that back of a length delivery outside off alone, but poked uncertainly at the rising delivery and was lucky not to get an edge

81.4

Philander to Dhoni, no run, further outside off, Dhoni lets it go

81.3

Philander to Dhoni, no run, walks out and drives firmly, but straight to the fielder at mid-off

81.2

Philander to Rahane, 3 runs, good looking back foot punch, as he gets back and across before timing one through cover. Duming raced after it and pulled it back with a dive. Saves a run for his side

81.1

Philander to Rahane, no run, pitched up outside off, driven to Amla at mid-off

Vernon Philander [17.0-2-45-1] is back into the attack

Steyn has rushed off the field as soon as the over was complete. Maybe attending to nature's call.

80.6

Steyn to Dhoni, no run, pitched up outside off, driven to mid-off

80.5

Steyn to Dhoni, no run, outswinger - left alone, I might as well copy and keep this line of commentary for I would be using it very often when Steyn is bowling

80.4

Steyn to Dhoni, no run, closer to the stumps and still gets outswing, left alone

80.3

Steyn to Dhoni, FOUR, confident cover drive. Just a firm push with the bottom hand doing all the work that time, got forward, right to the pitch and let the hands do the rest

80.2

Steyn to Dhoni, no run, another fullish outswinger, Dhoni covers the off stump and leaves

80.1

Steyn to Dhoni, no run, curving away swinger, Dhoni lets it go

Dale Steyn [18.0-4-38-1] is back into the attack

That will be the time for the 2nd new ball and Smith has decided to take it straightaway. Dale Steyn it is who will be charging in.

79.6

Kallis to Rahane, no run, Rahane gets forward and cautiously defends the last ball of the 80th over

Dhoni has a look at the sky, suggesting he is not too happy with the light at the moment

79.5

Kallis to Dhoni, 1 run, well played! This one rose awkwardly from a good length area, reared up on Dhoni who was coming forward to defend, takes the bottom hand out of the way and defends wide of square leg

79.4

Kallis to Rahane, 1 run, Rahane rolls his wrists, ensures he hooks it into the ground and wide of mid-on, Tahir runs after it and decides to stop it with his right-boot

79.3

Kallis to Rahane, no run, well outside off and Rahane isn't interested in fishing at those

79.2

Kallis to Rahane, no run, pitched up outside off, Rahane will leave those

79.1

Kallis to Rahane, no run, back of a length on off, Rahane is solid in defence

78.6

M Morkel to Dhoni, no run, full and on off, Dhoni drives softly past M Morkel, but mid-on is there to intercept

78.5

M Morkel to Dhoni, no run, shuffles across a tad to off and defends it back to M Morkel

78.5

M Morkel to Dhoni, wide, Smith isn't happy after that short delivery has been called a wide. Well over head height and the square leg umpire calls that a wide

78.4

M Morkel to Dhoni, no run, Dhoni now goes back and across before defending down the pitch

78.3

M Morkel to Dhoni, FOUR, that has been hit with anger! No shot hit today carried more power, fraction short outside off and Dhoni bulleted that to the deep point fence. Morkel just turned around aftter the ball met bat and went back to bowl the next one

78.2

M Morkel to Dhoni, no run, tentatively pushes it back to M Morkel

78.1

M Morkel to Dhoni, no run, that must have hurt Dhoni. Doesn't bounce as much as Dhoni expects it to, hits him on the left-arm, just near the elbow. Doesn't show any emotion and instead looks for a quick single, Rahane isn't interested though

77.6

Kallis to Rahane, no run, back of a length on off, Rahane solidly defends to cover

77.5

Kallis to Rahane, no run, pitched up outside off, Rahane doesn't play at that

77.4

Kallis to Dhoni, 1 run, shuffles across to off and bunts it wide of point for a single which allows him to get off the mark

Kallis is making some adjustments to the field

77.3

Kallis to Dhoni, no run, short down leg, Dhoni looks to hook and misses

77.2

Kallis to Dhoni, no run, very awkward from Dhoni, tries to unsettle Kallis by shuffling across and walking down, the bowler keeps his cool and bangs one in hard, hits Dhoni on the body

77.1

Kallis to Dhoni, no run, outswinger, left alone

76.6

M Morkel to Rahane, no run, drifting down leg, Rahane misses the flick

M Morkel to Rahane, no run, back of a length on the stumps, Rahane defends to mid-on

76.3

M Morkel to Rahane, no run, back and across before defending to point

76.2

M Morkel to Rahane, no run, another leave from Rahane as Morkel keeps it outside off

Notwithstanding his soft dismissal, a tremendous hundred from Kohli. He certainly got a good reception when he walked back with each and every Indian team member standing up and applauding.

76.1

M Morkel to Rahane, no run, short of length and seaming away, Rahane shoulders arms

Morne Morkel [16.0-8-22-1] is back into the attack

75.6

Kallis to Dhoni, no run, Dhoni takes a few steps out and then simultaneously shuffles across, before letting a back of a length delivery outside off go

A short cover has come in place now for Dhoni after Kallis asked for one

75.5

Kallis to Dhoni, no run, a shuffle and played to point with an open face

75.4

Kallis to Dhoni, no run, Dhoni in his own inimitable style shuffles across way outside off and then leaves the full delivery

MS Dhoni, right handed bat, comes to the crease

75.3

Kallis to Kohli, out Caught by Duminy!! Now Kallis gets Kohli. Kohli just bows his head down in disappointment after bunting one straight to the fielder at cover. Very soft dismissal, as he didn't reach the pitch of the ball and went through with the cover drive. No power behind the stroke and looped gently to JP. Kallis has a huge smile on his face after getting rid of the centurion. Certainly whatever he told Kohli the previous ball, seems to have worked. Kohli c Duminy b Kallis 119(181) [4s-18]

Kallis to Kohli, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

75.2

Kallis to Kohli, no run, now Kallis and Kohli have a conversation with a smile on their faces. It was left alone outside off and Kallis seems to be asking the batsman why he didn't go after that. Good to see some friendly banter

75.1

Kallis to Kohli, no run, flash and a miss! Kallis is frustrated with that, he wanted an edge as Kohli went hard at a short and wide delivery and missed. Every now and then Kohli goes hard at short ones outside off and misses

Lots of cloud building. Looks like it could rain at Jo'Burg

74.6

Tahir to Rahane, no run, yorker length on the stumps, Rahane jams it out

74.5

Tahir to Rahane, FOUR, Tahir must be kicking himself for bowling one full toss every over and inevitably the bad ball has been put away to the fence. Rahane gets forward and drives in the air wide of Kohli and wide of mid-on

Tahir to Kohli, 1 run, gets a single to long-on, turns the strike over

74.2

Tahir to Kohli, no run, now pulls the short delivery straight to the fielder at square leg - that's two balls in a row he has missed out on run-scoring chances

74.1

Tahir to Kohli, no run, rank bad ball again and Kohli has missed out - high full toss, slapped straight to the fielder at cover

Dale Steyn is back on the field btw

73.6

Kallis to Rahane, no run, pitched up outside off, left alone

The lights are on at the Wanderers. Surprising to see the Indian team management agreeing to allow play under lights. Can't quite remember when an Indian team has last agreed to play under lights in Whites.

73.5

Kallis to Rahane, no run, short of length outside off, Rahane gets right behind the line and defends solidly

73.4

Kallis to Kohli, 1 run, Kohli rocks back and pulls to deep mid wicket, there is protection in the deep for the shot, only a single

It has gone overcast at The Bullring in Johannesburg.

73.3

Kallis to Kohli, no run, cracking cover drive, but straight to the fielder at cover

73.2

Kallis to Kohli, no run, nips back in and hits Kohli on the thigh after missing the inside edge. Good delivery but not enough to breach the centurion's defences

73.1

Kallis to Kohli, no run, defended back to Kallis

So another hour won by India. They have crossed 200 and are well placed at 213/4. How many of you would've expected such a scoreline before the game started. Many would've taken it with both hands, including the Indian team. This has been possible all due to the effort of one man - Kohli who has reached his highest Test score and still going strong. Enough ink has been spent praising his innings and he richly deserves all the praise coming his way. South Africa's backup bowling has allowed the pressure to be released and it hasn't helped them that Philander has had an off-day. Still India can't afford to relax as the 2nd new ball is due in 7 overs time. All the good work could be undone if Steyn and Co. wreak havoc with the new nut.

72.6

Tahir to Rahane, no run, comes on the frontfoot and blocks to take us through to drinks on the first day

72.5

Tahir to Kohli, 1 run, goes on the backfoot and punches to long-on

72.4

Tahir to Kohli, no run, much better, draws Kohli forward with a tossed up delivery on the stumps, Kohli defends

72.3

Tahir to Kohli, FOUR, help yourself bowling! Tahir delivers another full toss and Kohli whips it wide of mid-on, easy boundary that

72.2

Tahir to Kohli, no run, pushed off the back foot to midwicket

72.1

Tahir to Kohli, no run, Kohli gets forward and defends

Imran Tahir [6.0-0-37-0] is back into the attack

71.6

Kallis to Rahane, no run, nervous prod and nearly an edge. Rahane ought to have left that as it was well outside off, but Rahane was guilty of hanging his bat out

71.5

Kallis to Rahane, no run, punched off the back foot to mid-off where the fielder slides to his right to keep it to a dot

71.4

Kallis to Rahane, no run, pitched up outside off, Rahane can't get any timing on the on-drive, dribbles to mid-on

Kallis to Kohli, leg byes, 1 run, loud shout for lbw, but too high and would've gone over. Kohli shuffled across a bit too much and missed the glance to a ball on middle and leg. Kallis and the South Africans believed that they had their man but Steve Davis was spot on

71.1

Kallis to Kohli, no run, fullish away swinger outside off, left alone

70.6

Duminy to Rahane, no run, tries to punch off the back foot, mistimes it towards cover

70.5

Duminy to Rahane, FOUR, now Rahane cashes in on a friendly half-tracker, dragged down really short and Rahane pulls mightily to the deep square leg fence. Duminy like Tahir is going for runs

70.4

Duminy to Kohli, 1 run, worked off the pads to backward square leg

70.3

Duminy to Kohli, FOUR, rank bad ball and Kohli with a hundred behind his name won't miss out. Rocks back and hammers it flat one bounce over the ropes at wide long-on. Duminy really dragged that down

70.2

Duminy to Rahane, 1 run, driven past Duminy's left-hand to long off

70.1

Duminy to Rahane, 2 runs, good work from Robin Peterson at deep mid wicket, who is on for Steyn, runs around to his right and slides to save 2 runs. The full toss was flicked away and destined to the fence, until the spinner came across

Mike Haysman on air says that it is just cramp for Dale Steyn. So expect him to be back and bowling with the 2nd new ball.

69.6

Kallis to Kohli, no run, a probing maiden over from Kallis as Kohli once again leaves

69.5

Kallis to Kohli, no run, in the corridor of uncertainty, left alone

69.4

Kallis to Kohli, no run, good length outside off, Kohli taps down it late and defends to cover

69.3

Kallis to Kohli, no run, now leaves the next one which is well outside off alone

69.2

Kallis to Kohli, no run, beaten! Kohli playing well away from the body to an away swinger and nearly feathering an edge. That was the first loose stroke in some time from Kohli

69.1

Kallis to Kohli, no run, inswinger from Kallis, not close enough to hit off, Kohli opts to leave

Jacques Kallis [8.0-1-33-0] is back into the attack

68.6

Duminy to Kohli, 1 run, firmly eases the on-drive to mid on

68.5

Duminy to Rahane, 1 run, gets forward and drives to mid off, takes the single on offer

68.4

Duminy to Rahane, no run, an open faced defensive stroke to point, no chance of a quick single

68.3

Duminy to Rahane, no run, comes on the frontfoot and defends

68.2

Duminy to Kohli, 1 run, misfield from midwicket and they take a single, it was hit straight to the fielder who allowed the ball to go through his hands

68.1

Duminy to Kohli, no run, flicked whippily, but straight to the fielder at midwicket

Bad news for South Africa and very good news for India - Dale Steyn is off the field, he is walking off with the physio. Not sure what the issue is. Will keep you posted on that development.

M Morkel to Kohli, no run, back and across, right in behind it is Kohli who defends solidly

67.5

M Morkel to Kohli, wide, Kohli thought about the hook and then bailed out of the shot, called a wide, AB and the South Africans look a bit bemused by that call

67.4

M Morkel to Kohli, no run, now right forward and pushes it to mid-off

67.3

M Morkel to Kohli, no run, bouncer, Kohli half-ducks and lets it go

67.2

M Morkel to Rahane, 1 run, sloppy effort from Tahir at mid-on, overran the ball and slipped too, they take a single as the ball eludes the South African's grasp

67.1

M Morkel to Rahane, no run, shuffles across to off and offers a compact looking forward defensive

66.6

Duminy to Kohli, no run, gently turns this ball to midwicket

66.5

Duminy to Kohli, no run, pitched up outside off, driven again to cover

66.4

Duminy to Rahane, 1 run, gets forward to defend, but the ball runs off the outer edge and wide of point. Single taken

66.3

Duminy to Rahane, no run, full outside off, driven straight to the fielder at cover

66.2

Duminy to Rahane, no run, comes on the frontfoot and flicks to midwicket, but can't find the gap

66.1

Duminy to Kohli, 1 run, down leg, flicked to backward square leg

65.6

M Morkel to Rahane, no run, almost out! Rahane's footwork is lax that time, unsure whether to play or leave a ball around off, the ball takes the inside edge of the hanging bat and nearly kisses the off bail. Lots of oohs and aahs around

65.5

M Morkel to Rahane, no run, short of length and well outside off, Rahane shoulders arms

65.4

M Morkel to Rahane, no run, nearly caught at leg gully! Rahane getting a thick inside edge onto the pads as he came forward to defend, the ball lands in front of Faf. M Morkel has his hands on his head. That was very close to another wicket for Morkel and South Africa

65.3

M Morkel to Kohli, 1 run, now without any fuss flicks the length ball from leg stump to deep square leg

One thing that has struck everyone today about Kohli's innings is the amount of time he has to play each ball - the sign of a truly great batsman. Also one must talk about his judgment of line and length and to pick the right ball to leave. He has ticked all the boxes today. A flawless innings and worthy enough to have come at No. 4 - an innings that would've made the previous incumbent of that position, a certain Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar very proud.

65.2

M Morkel to Kohli, no run, now back and across before defending solidly down the track

65.1

M Morkel to Kohli, no run, fullish on off, Kohli shuffles across to defend with a full face of the bat

64.6

Duminy to Rahane, no run, too full outside off, driven straight to the fielder at mid-off

64.5

Duminy to Rahane, no run, leans forward to defend

64.4

Duminy to Kohli, 1 run, flatter outside off, Kohli tucks it through the vacant midwicket area

64.3

Duminy to Kohli, no run, comes on the frontfoot and defends

64.2

Duminy to Rahane, 1 run, low full-toss outside off, Rahane plays a drive wide of a diving cover, half-stopped and they take a single

64.1

Duminy to Kohli, 1 run, punched off the back foot to deep mid wicket, turns the strike over

This is the 2nd hundred outside of India for Kohli and his 5th in Tests. Certainly Kohli will rate this as his best ever knock for it came against a probing attack in testing conditions. Also he hasn't allowed the dismissal of Pujara affect him - which shows his immense mental fortitude.

63.6

M Morkel to Rahane, no run, gets forward to defend and the ball runs off the outer face of the bat, diving stop from point and Rahane immediately said 'no no' to Kohli

63.5

M Morkel to Rahane, no run, well outside off and Rahane won't risk chasing that

63.4

M Morkel to Rahane, no run, back of a length outside off, Rahane shoulders arms

63.3

M Morkel to Rahane, no run, dug in short, and Rahane is happy to duck under

What a knock from young Kohli. Though he was ungainly early on, once he settled down he hasn't put a step wrong. The emotional reaction as soon as he got to his hundred shows how much this hundred means to him. Certainly has set India on their way to a competitive first innings total.

63.2

M Morkel to Rahane, no run, pitched up outside off, left alone

63.1

M Morkel to Rahane, no run, full on the stumps, on-driven to mid-on

62.6

Duminy to Kohli, 2 runs, Kohli - well played young man! That's his first hundred in Tests in South Africa in his first innings and it has been a high quality knock. Gets there with a flick wide of midwicket, knew it as soon as he hit it, that it was a couple. Lets out a huge roar, jumps in the air in delight, removes the helmet and raises the arms in triumph.

62.5

Duminy to Kohli, FOUR, now moves to 98 with a late cut. Stretched out and placed it wide of point

Duminy to Kohli, 1 run, the bat face shuts as Kohli attempts an on-drive, good enough for a single to mid-on

62.1

Duminy to Kohli, 2 runs, 'two two' was the call as soon as Kohli hit that wide of cover, easily done in the end

Jean-Paul Duminy, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

61.6

M Morkel to Rahane, no run, defended towards cover to end another Morkel over

61.5

M Morkel to Rahane, no run, shuffles across and tucks it to mid-on, immediately shouts 'wait wait' to Kohli

61.4

M Morkel to Rahane, no run, the feet are moving nicely now for Rahane who goes back and across before defending to point

61.3

M Morkel to Rahane, no run, way outside off, no way that Rahane could play that

61.2

M Morkel to Rahane, no run, short of length on the stumps, Rahane gets right behind the line to defend

61.1

M Morkel to Rahane, no run, dug in short, very short in fact, Rahane sits under it

60.6

Steyn to Kohli, no run, make that 9 out of 10! I could basically do Ctrl C+Ctrl V here - such is the depressing regularity of the action between Steyn and Kohli

60.5

Steyn to Kohli, no run, on a good length outside off, Kohli remains stoic, 8th leave out of the last 9 balls that Steyn has bowled to him

60.4

Steyn to Kohli, no run, and again. Same ball - same result

60.3

Steyn to Kohli, no run, much closer to off, but still Kohli shoulders arms

60.2

Steyn to Kohli, no run, well outside off and left alone. Steyn immediately puts his hand up to Smith to apologise for that wayward delivery

This is a definite ploy by Steyn to induce a false stroke from Kohli. Steyn is targetting a drive as he keeps plugging away in the corridor of uncertainty. Whether Kohli will take the bait remains to be seen

60.1

Steyn to Kohli, no run, lapse in concentration? Maybe yes. Short and rising outside off, Kohli went for the slash and missed. So easily could've nicked that

59.6

M Morkel to Rahane, no run, dug in short again, still the line is outside off, so Rahane opts to shoulder arms again

59.5

M Morkel to Rahane, no run, very short outside off and that's a comfortable leave for Rahane

59.4

M Morkel to Rahane, no run, angled in, but not close enough to off stump to make Rahane play, the Mumbaikar lets it go

59.3

M Morkel to Rahane, no run, fullish outside off, left alone

59.2

M Morkel to Rahane, no run, was that an edge? No. It was off the right shoulder as Rahane pulled the bat inside the line. The ball thudded into the shoulder and that would hurt Rahane who is not showing any emotion

59.1

M Morkel to Rahane, no run, M Morkel comes on and bangs one in hard on the wicket, Rahane rises onto his toes and defends it down the wicket

Morne Morkel [11.0-5-18-1] is back into the attack

58.6

Steyn to Kohli, no run, Steyn is testing Kohli's patience, who is circumspect and leaves for the 4th time in a row in the over

58.5

Steyn to Kohli, no run, Steyn keeps plugging away in the corridor of uncertainty, from wide of the crease, Kohli shoulders arms

58.4

Steyn to Kohli, no run, fullish outside off, Kohli won't play at those

58.3

Steyn to Kohli, no run, lovely curving away swinger, Kohli sees that and lets it go

58.2

Steyn to Kohli, no run, tight good length delivery on off stump, Kohli gets forward and defends it back to Steyn

58.1

Steyn to Kohli, no run, well outside off, left alone

57.6

Philander to Rahane, no run, beaten! Rahane playing at one which he should've left alone. Drawn into the forward defensive stroke and beaten by the late swing

57.5

Philander to Kohli, 1 run, misfielded by Morne at mid-on and they take the single. It was firmly punched to the big man who got his body behind it, but couldn't stop it cleanly

57.4

Philander to Kohli, no run, oohs and aahs from the Proteas after Kohli leaves one outside off - the ball didn't come back in enough to clip the bails

57.3

Philander to Rahane, 1 run, shuffles across a tad and works it from the pads to deep mid wicket, turns the strike over

57.2

Philander to Kohli, 1 run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Kohli opens the face of the bat and steers it to square third man

57.1

Philander to Kohli, FOUR, Delectable shot. This was a slightly back of a length delivery outside off, Kohli pootles a lovely drive, the ball whistles away to the sweeper cover fence

56.6

Steyn to Rahane, no run, Steyn attacks the off-stump with a good length delivery, Rahane is up to the challenge as he brings out a solid forward defence

56.5

Steyn to Rahane, no run, back of a length delivery angled across, Rahane judges it expertly and lets it pass to the keeper

56.4

Steyn to Kohli, 1 run, poor line, this one is homing in on the pads, Kohli smartly tucks it through mid-wicket

56.3

Steyn to Rahane, 1 run, fullish again, this time on off, Rahane drives it to mid off, where Amla's half-stop hands Rahane to turn over the strike

56.2

Steyn to Rahane, no run, fullish 'drive me' ball, Rahane says no thank you very much with a confident leave after covering his off-pole

56.1

Steyn to Rahane, no run, slightly back of a length delivery on off, Rahane taps it towards point

Dale Steyn [15.0-2-36-1] is back into the attack

Dale Steyn steams in with three slips eagerly awaiting the edge

55.6

Philander to Kohli, no run, Philander continues to probe away in the corridor, Kohli is not suckered into the drive as he gives Philander the cold shoulder again

55.5

Philander to Kohli, no run, fullish and just a shade outside off, Kohli shows restraint in shouldering arms

55.4

Philander to Kohli, no run, Kohli props forward and defends this good length delivery homing in on off to mid-on

55.3

Philander to Kohli, no run, pitched up again on off, Kohli leans into a beautiful drive but finds mid-off

55.2

Philander to Kohli, no run, a tad pitched up and just outside off, Kohli mistimes the dive, Du Plessis at cover makes a diving stop

55.1

Philander to Kohli, no run, good length delivery swverving away outside off, Kohli restrains from fishing at those

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back for the post tea session. Virat Kohli has been a picture of stability, binding the Indian innings together. Arguably, the wickets of Pujara and Rohit put the brakes on India's progress. Can Kohli carry on? Lets us find out

The South Africans have toiled hard, but the wicket hasn't been as conducive to them as it was during the first session. They were helped by two pieces of poor cricket from the Indians and it will be interesting to see how they come back in the final session. We will be back shortly to bring you the post-tea session.

A mixed session for India - they scored 94 in the session but lost Pujara and Rohit. Both wickets were cheap ones to give away - one via a terrible call from Kohli while the other was a poor stroke, wafting at a full one which was swinging away. Amidst all this Kohli has stood like a rock and hasn't put a foot wrong. Has shown great application, determination and judgment to reach 84 - also he was not afraid to put the bad balls away.

54.6

Tahir to Rahane, no run, and the last ball before tea has been defended off the back foot. This was the slider which skidded on, Rahane was late in picking it, but defended it well. That will be tea.

54.5

Tahir to Rahane, no run, comes on the frontfoot and defends

54.4

Tahir to Rahane, FOUR, Smith will not be a happy man. This is poor bowling. Another full toss, Rahane just had to get some bat on it and placed in the gap past mid-on. Pure timing and he gets his 2nd consecutive boundary

54.3

Tahir to Rahane, FOUR, a gift. Real gift that. Full toss on the stumps, Rahane gets forward and flicks it wide of mid-on

54.2

Tahir to Rahane, no run, the attempted googly, Rahane picks it and gets forward to defend

54.1

Tahir to Kohli, 1 run, too much flight outside off, driven hard and into the ground, where a diving Faf at cover half-stops and saves some runs

53.6

Philander to Rahane, no run, now shuffles across, back and across before defending the length ball on off stump solidly

53.5

Philander to Rahane, FOUR, that was VVS-esque! The same lazy elegant flick that the Hyderabadi wizard used to play so often for India in his career. Slightly full on the pads and Rahane is off the mark with a nice looking shot

53.4

Philander to Rahane, no run, calmly leaves the much wider full one outside off

53.3

Philander to Rahane, no run, nearly gone first ball! Rahane is unsure whether to leave or play, does a bit of both and the ball which seams away appreciably after pitching outside off, almost kisses the edge of the hung bat. There are a lot of oohs and aahs from the Proteas

Ajinkya Rahane, right handed bat, comes to the crease

53.2

Philander to Rohit, out Caught by de Villiers!! Loose stroke from Rohit and he has thrown it away. Philander was testing the batsmen with deliveries outside off and finally Rohit's patience has run out. Full and wide outside off, easily the ball to be leaving alone, but Rohit tries an ambitious cover drive and nicks to the keeper. Philander has been much better in this session and gets his first wicket. Rohit c de Villiers b Philander 14(42) [4s-1]

Philander to Rohit, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

53.1

Philander to Rohit, no run, pitched up outside off, Rohit sees the length and line, before leaving

52.6

Tahir to Rohit, 1 run, punched wide of cover and with that single Rohit retains the strike

52.5

Tahir to Rohit, no run, turned to Amla at short leg who sticks his left-hand out and stops it

52.4

Tahir to Rohit, no run, comes on the frontfoot and pushes it back to Tahir

52.3

Tahir to Rohit, no run, good length and draws Rohit forward, who gets an inside edge onto the pads. The ball bounces to AB who collects

Tahir to Kohli, no run, Tahir comes on and bowls one on middle stump, Kohli gets forward to defend

Imran Tahir [4.0-0-26-0] is back into the attack

51.6

Philander to Rohit, no run, punched off the back foot to the off-side

51.5

Philander to Rohit, no run, Philander plugs away in the channel outside off, Rohit isn't playing at those

51.4

Philander to Kohli, 1 run, Kohli looks to defend an off stump delivery, the ball hits the thick edge and runs wide of point. They eventually take the single

51.3

Philander to Kohli, no run, still outside off and Kohli is happy to leave again

51.2

Philander to Kohli, no run, fullish and outside off, swerving away, left alone

51.1

Philander to Kohli, no run, Philander comes on and bowls full and wide outside off, lovely looking cover drive, but the fielder tumbles to his left and prevents any runs

Vernon Philander [13.0-1-33-0] is back into the attack

50.6

Kallis to Rohit, no run, punched off the back foot to mid-on to end the over

50.5

Kallis to Rohit, no run, in the channel outside off, Rohit calmly leaves

50.4

Kallis to Rohit, 2 runs, pitched up outside off, Rohit gets forward and plays a soft looking drive wide of cover, a couple of runs taken

50.3

Kallis to Rohit, no run, short of length outside off, no swing or seam, Rohit leaves

50.2

Kallis to Rohit, no run, pitched up outside off, Rohit lets it go

50.1

Kallis to Kohli, 3 runs, tucked off the pads towards deep midwicket where Tahir is a bit slow to move, they spot that and take the third

49.6

Steyn to Rohit, no run, tight and full on off stump, Rohit is half forward to defend

49.5

Steyn to Rohit, no run, good one-handed take by AB. That was really flying and he stuck his left mitt out and grabbed it after Rohit left the bouncer

49.4

Steyn to Rohit, 2 runs, pitched up outside off, Rohit opens the face of the bat and square drives to third man for a couple of runs

49.3

Steyn to Rohit, no run, now pitches one full and wide outside off, Rohit plays an off-drive straight to the fielder at mid-off

49.2

Steyn to Rohit, no run, dug in very short and outside off, easily left alone

49.1

Steyn to Rohit, no run, pitched up outside off, left alone

48.6

Kallis to Kohli, FOUR, Kohli is one player in this Indian side who can play the short ball really well. Picks the short one again, rolls his wrists and keeps the shot down, hard into the ground and down to the deep midwicket fence. Lovely batting and he now moves to 78

48.6

Kallis to Kohli, 5 wides, wayward delivery, very poorly directed, gave AB no chance as the attempted short ball runs away to the fence. Rightly called a wide

48.5

Kallis to Rohit, 1 run, flicked to backward square leg, only a single this time

48.4

Kallis to Rohit, no run, in the channel outside off, Rohit shoulders arms

48.3

Kallis to Rohit, no run, angled bat and a thick edge, just in front of Faf at where a 4th slip would've been

Only two slips and a gully now

48.2

Kallis to Rohit, no run, pitched up and outside off, swinging away, left alone

48.1

Kallis to Rohit, no run, back of a length on off, Rohit defends to point

47.6

Steyn to Kohli, no run, leaves that outside off delivery harmlessly through to the keeper

47.5

Steyn to Kohli, no run, full on off stump, Kohli comes on the frontfoot and defends solidly

47.4

Steyn to Rohit, 1 run, bottom-edge on the pull, onto the pad and down to deep backward square leg

47.3

Steyn to Rohit, 2 runs, tight delivery on off stump, Rohit's bat comes down in an angle and he gets a couple to backward square leg

47.2

Steyn to Rohit, no run, punched off the back foot to point, straight to the fielder

47.1

Steyn to Rohit, no run, bouncer down leg, Rohit ducks under it

46.6

Kallis to Kohli, no run, Kallis and South Africa thought that they had Kohli caught down the leg-side, but Rod Tucker gets it right - straight off the thigh pad as Kohli misses the glance. Kohli has a smile at the appealing Kallis

46.5

Kallis to Kohli, no run, pacy short delivery and down leg, Kohli ducks under it

46.4

Kallis to Kohli, no run, pitched up outside off, Kohli pulls out a cover drive, but Amla dives to his left and saves some runs

46.3

Kallis to Kohli, FOUR, cheeky from Kallis as he tries to run Rohit out with a deflection off a straight drive, but Rohit is back in and the ball runs away to the boundary. Firmly driven back at Kallis who gets his right hand but cannot stop it cleanly

46.2

Kallis to Kohli, no run, solid looking back foot defensive shot to mid-on

46.1

Kallis to Kohli, no run, good length outside off, Kohli lets it go

45.6

Steyn to Rohit, no run, lets a fuller length delivery outside off go

45.5

Steyn to Rohit, no run, full on off, Rohit comes on the frontfoot and pushes it to mid-off

45.4

Steyn to Rohit, no run, shortens the length this time, Rohit is compact in defence

45.3

Steyn to Kohli, 1 run, flicked off the pads down to backward square leg, Steyn is bowling too full and Kohli is picking him off

45.2

Steyn to Kohli, FOUR, quality batting! Crisp off-drive, stretching fully forward to meet the ball on the full and driving wide of mid-off. Just a firm push and the ball raced away

45.1

Steyn to Kohli, no run, Kohli shuffles across his stumps and defends the length ball down to mid-on

Dale Steyn [12.0-2-26-1] is back into the attack

44.6

Kallis to Rohit, no run, short of length outside off, Rohit punches off the back foot to cover

44.5

Kallis to Rohit, no run, driven straight to the fielder at cover, off the front foot

44.4

Kallis to Rohit, no run, and again. Another leave to a full one outside off

44.3

Kallis to Rohit, no run, full and tempting Rohit, but the batsman shoulders arms

44.2

Kallis to Rohit, no run, back of a length outside off, Rohit lets it go

44.1

Kallis to Rohit, FOUR, sloppy stuff all around! Kohli is running like a madman now, there was never a single as Rohit defended to point, Kohli set off and Duminy's throw from point ricochets off Kohli's bat and beats mid-on. According to the game's laws it will be a boundary and the first one for Rohit - a lucky one

Jacques Kallis comes into the attack now

43.6

M Morkel to Kohli, no run, a bit of a thickish edge as Kohli comes forward to defend, runs off the edge and down to gully, doesn't carry though to Amla

43.6

M Morkel to Kohli, no ball, M Morkel oversteps and Kohli defends off the back foot down to gully

43.5

M Morkel to Rohit, 1 run, Rohit is off the mark with a gentle push wide of cover, into the gap and the run is taken

How will the Pujara dismissal affect Kohli's concentration. That was just a bad call, he thought he had hit much softly than he did and by the time the mistake was realised, Pujara was walking back to the pavilion. A cheap wicket to give away as both batsmen were slowly but surely taking the sting out of the bowling. Wonder what Pujara is feeling like at the moment! He must be sick to the tummy.

43.4

M Morkel to Rohit, no run, full and outside off, Rohit shoulders arms

43.3

M Morkel to Rohit, no run, short of length and outside off, rising too, left alone

43.2

M Morkel to Rohit, no run, banged in hard and that's a good leave from Rohit who had to stretch his body out of the way as the ball seemed to be following him

43.1

M Morkel to Rohit, no run, full and outside off, Rohit leaves his first ball all alone

42.6

Tahir to Kohli, no run, well stopped by Duminy to his left at point. Saved a boundary there, cut hard and he moved quickly to prevent any runs

42.5

Tahir to Kohli, no run, now right forward to defend

Rohit Sharma, right handed bat, comes to the crease

42.4

Tahir to Kohli, out Pujara Run Out!! Awful from Kohli. He has completely sold Pujara down the river. There was never a run there. It was played just to the right of Tahir who was already moving, Kohli called yes initially, then backed away after he saw the bowler move, by then Pujara was halfway down, an easy run-out in the end as the bowler finds Amla who had gone there to collect the ball. Pujara run out (Tahir/Amla) 25(98) [4s-2]

Tahir to Kohli, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!

42.3

Tahir to Kohli, FOUR, terrible bowling from Tahir, very short on the stumps, Kohli has all the time in the world to rock back and hit it wherever he wanted to - picks out the vacant wide long-on area and gets a boundary

42.2

Tahir to Pujara, 1 run, whippily on-driven to mid on, where Steyn slides to his right and fields

42.1

Tahir to Kohli, 1 run, driven past the diving cover and Kohli wants the quick single and gets it as the fielder is very deep

Drinks are on the field now. So India have moved to 107/2 - that's 37 runs added in the hour without losing any more wickets. Pujara and Kohli have both looked very assured, compact and are getting increasingly confident with each passing delivery. Good signs for the Indians who were expected to cave in on a greentop. Kohli has reached 50 and looks good for more, while Pujara's judgment of line, length and his defensive technique is there for all to see.

41.6

M Morkel to Pujara, no run, M Morkel is testing Pujara who is up to it, full and on middle, Pujara gets forward to push it to mid-on

M Morkel to Pujara, no run, tight delivery on off stump, defended towards cover, no chance of a quick single

41.3

M Morkel to Pujara, no run, short and wide outside off, Pujara lets it go

41.2

M Morkel to Pujara, no run, down leg, Pujara is falling over and fails to put that away, rolls off the pad to the short leg fielder

41.1

M Morkel to Pujara, no run, full outside off, Pujara shoulders arms

40.6

Tahir to Kohli, no run, leaves the slider outside off all alone

40.5

Tahir to Kohli, no run, picks the googly and stretches forward to defend

40.4

Tahir to Pujara, 1 run, driven wide of mid-off, again the fielder does well to go quickly to stop it

40.3

Tahir to Pujara, no run, driven back to Tahir

40.2

Tahir to Kohli, 1 run, drills it hard and straight past Tahir, mid-on puts in the slide to keep it to a single

40.1

Tahir to Kohli, FOUR, now he is oozing class and confidence. Too full outside off and Kohli gets forward to whippily play a punchy cover drive wide of a diving cover fielder. That is another of Kohli's favorite strokes

39.6

M Morkel to Kohli, 3 runs, now plays his favorite shot - the flick from the middle stump line after shuffling across a tad, not that well timed though and they take three as the ball slows down near the ropes

M Morkel to Kohli, no run, similar delivery to the previous one, left alone again

39.3

M Morkel to Kohli, no run, M Morkel keeps it full and outside off, Kohli leaves

39.2

M Morkel to Kohli, no run, short of length outside off, defended to the off-side. Back and across before tapping it

39.1

M Morkel to Pujara, 1 run, on the pads, whipped away to fine leg, a single taken

38.6

Tahir to Kohli, no run, fraction short outside off, mistimed cut straight to the fielder at point

38.5

Tahir to Kohli, FOUR, fifty for Kohli and a top effort. Eighth for him in Tests and certainly one of his best. Gets there with a pull to the deep midwicket fence off a short ball. Kohli was expected to be the leading batsman in this team and he has certainly started the Test series on the right note. Has looked very assured, left balls which were needed to and put the bad ones away. Quality knock from the very talented Delhi lad.

Lots of chat from AB behind the stumps. He is constantly chuntering away, often encouraging the bowlers and egging them on

38.4

Tahir to Kohli, no run, tucked to short leg who is sharp

38.3

Tahir to Kohli, no run, open faced defence to point, straight to the fielder

38.2

Tahir to Kohli, no run, now defends to cover

38.1

Tahir to Kohli, no run, Tahir comes on and Kohli is right forward to defend

Imran Tahir [1.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack

37.6

M Morkel to Pujara, no run, and again. Great judgment of length and line from Pujara who leaves a ball close to off stump all alone. Didn't nip back in enough to hit the stumps, but this is testing stuff from Morkel and both batsmen are doing well to counter the threat

37.5

M Morkel to Pujara, no run, Morkel has his hands on his head after that ball bounces over the stumps. Pujara judged that well, saw that it was coming in, but going over and left it alone

M Morkel to Kohli, 1 run, defended wide of mid-on, takes the quick single and the throw from Tahir ricochets off Kohli's bat who in the spirit of the game doesn't take the extra runs on offer after the ball eludes Faf

37.2

M Morkel to Kohli, no run, back of a length on the stumps, Kohli confidently defends off the back foot to mid-on

37.1

M Morkel to Kohli, no run, full and wide outside off, Kohli lets it go

36.6

Philander to Kohli, leg byes, 1 run, on the pads, misses the flick of Kohli and they take an extra

36.5

Philander to Kohli, no run, Kohli shuffles across a tad and defends to cover, just wide of the fielder, doesn't want the single and communicates that to his partner

36.4

Philander to Kohli, no run, outside off, on a good length, left alone

36.3

Philander to Kohli, no run, comes right forward to defend this off stump delivery

36.2

Philander to Kohli, no run, curving away swinger, left alone

36.1

Philander to Kohli, no run, first false stroke for a while from Kohli - tries to close the face of the bat a bit too early and nearly pops a leading edge back to the bowler

35.6

M Morkel to Pujara, no run, meanwhile Pujara continues to impress with his judgment in leaving balls outside off

35.5

M Morkel to Pujara, no run, full and swinging away, Pujara shoulders arms

35.4

M Morkel to Pujara, no run, outside off, left alone

35.3

M Morkel to Kohli, 1 run, after the boundary, rotates the strike, shuffles across and turns it to fine leg

35.2

M Morkel to Kohli, FOUR, another top shot! Kohli is putting those bad balls away - fraction short outside off, but Kohli just generated great power with a rasping cut shot that sped to the fence in a flash. That was a very authoritative shot

35.1

M Morkel to Kohli, no run, well left! Rising outside off, Kohli leaves that on bounce

Morne Morkel [6.0-4-6-1] is back into the attack

34.6

Philander to Kohli, 1 run, gets forward and turns the middle stump delivery on the stumps wide of mid-on, wants the single and retains the strike

34.5

Philander to Kohli, no run, leaves the away swinger all alone

34.4

Philander to Kohli, no run, shuffles across a tad and defends the off stump ball well

34.3

Philander to Kohli, no run, and again! Now gets forward to defend towards mid-off

34.2

Philander to Kohli, no run, solid forward defensive stroke, the bat came down in a straight angle to defend

34.1

Philander to Pujara, leg byes, 1 run, down leg and Pujara can't connect with the flick, a leg-bye taken

33.6

Steyn to Kohli, no run, another short ball, but it is outside off, Kohli sways out of the way. Steyn again taunts the batsman by saying a few words. Kohli offers the bowler a smile in return

33.5

Steyn to Kohli, FOUR, cracker! Steyn digs the short delivery and Kohli is more than up to it, rocks back and rolls the wrists, before unleashing a fierce pull to the deep square leg fence. Steyn has a smile and lots of words for Kohli who just has a chat with his partner. This should be interesting - the battle has just begun between Kohli and Steyn

33.4

Steyn to Pujara, 1 run, turned off the hips down to fine leg. Hit the glove and went softly down to the man on the fence

33.3

Steyn to Pujara, no run, ill-directed short delivery down leg, Pujara leaves

33.2

Steyn to Pujara, no run, this one hits the bat hard as Pujara taps it back to Steyn. Plenty of pace behind that delivery

33.1

Steyn to Pujara, no run, short of length on the stumps, solidly defended back down the track

32.6

Philander to Kohli, no run, back and across before pushing it to mid-off

32.5

Philander to Kohli, no run, now leaves the away swinger all alone

32.4

Philander to Kohli, no run, a tad squared up is Kohli as he looks to defend, the thick outside edge rolls to point

32.3

Philander to Kohli, FOUR, Philander grunts in frustration after he has bowled a short and wide one outside off, Kohli releases the pressure with a cracking cut shot into the gap

32.2

Philander to Kohli, no run, full and wide outside off, swinging away, left alone

32.1

Philander to Kohli, no run, almost played on! This one nips back in off the seam sharply, Kohli was trying to work it to the on-side, gets an inside edge that bounces close to his feet. He watches the ball carefully and ensures that it doesn't go back on

31.6

Steyn to Pujara, no run, turned to short leg

31.5

Steyn to Pujara, no run, Pujara is expecting the short ball, decides to hang back, feet are stuck to the crease and defends unconvincingly in front of his feet. Cops a mouthful from Steyn

Now over the wicket comes Steyn. Constant change of angles and plans.

31.4

Steyn to Pujara, no run, Steve Davis calls it one short ball for the over after Pujara ducks under a bouncer

31.3

Steyn to Pujara, no run, full and down leg, Pujara fails to flick that away, lost out on a run scoring chance

Now the square leg who was on the fence has come in at a deepish leg gully. Still the fine leg stays. Back round the wicket goes Steyn again

31.2

Steyn to Pujara, no run, another short ball, too short, Pujara sits under that

Smith has decided he has had enough of this round the wicket angle, asks Steyn to switch over to over the wicket.

31.1

Steyn to Pujara, no run, short ball arrives as expected, but down leg, Pujara half ducks and lets it go

Steyn has decided to come round the wicket now. Deep backward square, deep fine leg and a short leg in place. Expect plenty of short stuff now.

30.6

Philander to Kohli, no run, that's 4 leaves in a row from Kohli against Philander this over

Philander to Kohli, no run, Philander continues with his outside off line, Kohli leaves

30.3

Philander to Kohli, no run, fullish away swinger, left alone

30.2

Philander to Kohli, no run, Kohli taps it in front of point, looks for the quick single but it is not there

30.1

Philander to Pujara, 1 run, short of length outside off, Pujara punches and gets a thick edge down to third man

29.6

Steyn to Kohli, no run, wide of the crease and angled in, still Kohli opts to leave that one which is outside off

That wide earlier in the over brought up the 50-run stand.

29.5

Steyn to Kohli, no run, good leave that as the ball was in the corridor of uncertainty, asking questions of Kohli who leaves trusting the bounce

29.4

Steyn to Kohli, no run, Steyn is down but not out! He goes ungainly to ground in trying to stop that straight drive, offers his leg and stops the ball from going beyond him

29.3

Steyn to Kohli, no run, back of a length outside off, Kohli goes on the backfoot and taps it to point, straight to the fielder

29.3

Steyn to Kohli, wide, Steyn isn't happy that it has been called a wide, banged in very short and down leg. Steve Davis signals wide and rightly so

29.2

Steyn to Kohli, no run, fuller length on off, Kohli defends solidly with bat and pad close together

29.1

Steyn to Kohli, no run, full and wide outside off, Kohli isn't interested in chasing those

28.6

Philander to Pujara, no run, full on off, Pujara plays a wristy looking on-drive, to the fielder at mid-on and shouts 'wait wait' to Kohli

28.5

Philander to Pujara, no run, short ball on the stumps, rears up on Pujara who plays it extremely well by defending it with soft hands. The ball dies down near his feet

28.4

Philander to Pujara, no run, in the channel outside off, Pujara shoulders arms. AB and the slip cordon like it

28.3

Philander to Kohli, 1 run, played away from the body, dabbed away with an angled bat to third man

28.2

Philander to Kohli, no run, this delivery has more oomph, rears up from a good length outside off, after Kohli leaves

28.1

Philander to Kohli, no run, gentle away swinger, on a good length and outside off, left alone

Vernon Philander [8.0-0-26-0] is back into the attack

27.6

Steyn to Pujara, no run, back of a length on off, Pujara calmly defends off the back foot

27.5

Steyn to Pujara, 2 runs, on leg stump, flicked away down to deep backward square leg, for a couple of runs

27.4

Steyn to Pujara, no run, slips it down leg, Pujara fails to get bat on the glance, AB dives to his left to collect

27.3

Steyn to Pujara, no run, wide of the crease and inviting the drive, Pujara's bat face shuts and he doesn't get any timing on the drive. Tamely patted back to Steyn

27.2

Steyn to Pujara, no run, another outswinger and again Pujara lets it go

27.1

Steyn to Pujara, no run, fullish outswinger outside off, good first ball, Pujara watches it closely and shoulders arms

Welcome back for the post-lunch session. Another test by pace awaits the Indian batsmen, especially the current duo at the crease who have done well not to lose their wickets other than the two already lost. Kohli and Pujara have a huge task ahead of themselves to provide their side, some sort of a total to work with. Dale Steyn has the ball after the lunch break. Three slips to work with for him. Let's play says Steve Davis and we are all set to go again.

Pujara has looked the more solid of the two, but it is Kohli who has capitalised on the loose deliveries and put the bad balls away to garner some runs. There has been no let up from the South African bowlers with especially Steyn and Morkel looking very threatening. India still have a fair way to go and the post-lunch session will be another fascinating one. Don't go too far for this is Test match cricket at it's very best. We will be there for all the updates. Join us shortly for the 2nd session.

So India have done reasonably well to reach 70/2 at lunch. The South African attack was all fire and menace as everyone came at the batsmen, but this stand between Kohli and Pujara has pushed India on after the two early setbacks. Dhawan was set up in one Steyn over and eventually dismissed, while his partner Vijay, who was looking assured till Morkel came on, struggled against the giant and fell to him.

26.6

Tahir to Kohli, FOUR, horrid delivery to end the session and Tahir is lucky that it hasn't gone outside the fence. Very short on the stumps, maybe Tahir tried the flipper, bowls the half-tracker, Kohli pulls it meatily into the deep midwicket fence, one bounce over the ropes. That will be lunch on day 1

26.5

Tahir to Pujara, 1 run, closes the face of the bat and tucks it to backward square leg, returns the strike to Kohli

26.4

Tahir to Pujara, no run, turned to short leg, via an inside edge onto the pads

26.3

Tahir to Pujara, no run, 'catch it Hash' is the call from AB as Pujara defends to short leg

26.2

Tahir to Kohli, 1 run, punched hard wide of cover for a single

26.1

Tahir to Kohli, FOUR, loosener from Tahir and Kohli doesn't miss the opportunity. Short on the stumps, Kohli rocks back and dispatches the pull to the deep midwicket fence. Pressure release stroke

Imran Tahir, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

This will be the last over before lunch and it is time for Tahir to be given a bowl. A slip and a short leg in place

25.6

Steyn to Pujara, no run, full on middle, Pujara defends to mid-on

25.5

Steyn to Kohli, 1 run, good sensible batting. Takes the single with a solid forward defensive stroke into the vacant cover area

25.4

Steyn to Kohli, FOUR, an expletive uttered by Steyn in frustration after he drifts onto leg allowing Kohli to get inside the line and glance off the hips into the fine leg fence. Steyn was aiming for the dream delivery and got it wrong after going wide of the crease

25.3

Steyn to Kohli, no run, beautiful bowling! Wide of the crease, Kohli thinks it is angling in, it is, then as it pitches, it moves away off the seam after beating the outside edge. AB thought he had his man as it was periliously close to the edge

25.2

Steyn to Kohli, no run, 'Oh yes Dale' is the shout from behind the stumps as Kohli shoulders arms to an away swinger

25.1

Steyn to Kohli, no run, wide of the crease, but it is still wider of off, left alone

24.6

Philander to Pujara, no run, full, pitches outside off and moves just a shade away, Pujara lets it go

24.5

Philander to Pujara, no run, defended with an open face to point

24.4

Philander to Kohli, 3 runs, thickish outside edge and runs between gully and point, by the time Amla gets to the ball, they take an easy three

24.3

Philander to Pujara, 1 run, quick single taken to cover, easily done in the end as Duminy shies at the bowler's end

24.2

Philander to Pujara, no run, short of length and seaming away after pitching outside off, left alone

24.1

Philander to Pujara, no run, back of a length outside off, Pujara pushes it off the back foot to gully. The ball rose a tad and Pujara played it a bit unconvincingly

Out goes Morkel, in comes Steyn. Out goes Kallis, in comes Philander. There is no respite at all for the batsmen from this South African attack. And the great thing about them is that they are all wicket taking bowlers, also they are capable of bowling with the same intensity right through the day. A daunting prospect if you are a batsmen.

23.6

Steyn to Kohli, no run, closer to off stump, but not close enough for Kohli to play, left alone

23.5

Steyn to Kohli, no run, short and down leg, Kohli can duck under that

23.4

Steyn to Kohli, no run, now bowls on the off and middle stump, Kohli shuffles across a tad and defends to mid-on

23.3

Steyn to Kohli, no run, outswinger, pitches outside off and moves further away, Kohli leaves it alone

23.2

Steyn to Kohli, 2 runs, nice looking shot, too full on the stumps, Kohli tucks it wide of mid-on, Morkel is a bit slow and they take two

23.1

Steyn to Kohli, no run, fullish outswinger, left alone and AB collects above his waist

Dale Steyn [6.0-1-11-1] is back into the attack

22.6

Philander to Pujara, no run, another beaut! This time from Philander, draws Pujara forward with a full delivery outside off, the ball then shoots off a length after it misses the outside edge. That snaked away and reared very sharply from a length. This is a severe test for the young Indian batsmen

22.5

Philander to Pujara, no run, full and on the stumps, Pujara gets forward to defend confidently back down the track

22.4

Philander to Pujara, FOUR, slashed away! Deliberately up and over the slip cordon. The width was there for the shot to be played and Pujara played it well

22.3

Philander to Pujara, no run, tight delivery on the stumps, punched to mid-on

22.2

Philander to Kohli, 3 runs, nice looking shot off the back foot. Kohli just punching it wide of point, the timing isn't that great so the fielder runs back and hauls it in. They take three

22.1

Philander to Kohli, no run, gets the bat and pad together and defends the ball on off stump

21.6

M Morkel to Pujara, no run, What.A.Ball! Unplayable! Angles in, straightens around off, maybe moves just a shade off the seam to miss the outside edge and then flies over the off stump. The extra bounce of Morkel saving Pujara. The bowler has his hands on his head again. Pujara did all the right things there, just the ball was too good for him

M Morkel to Pujara, no run, M Morkel keeps it short and Pujara can leave that by ducking under it

21.3

M Morkel to Pujara, no run, short and rising outside off, left alone

21.2

M Morkel to Kohli, 1 run, now the inside edge misses the stumps! All the South Africans have their hands on their heads. Again very tentative from Kohli who poked uncertainly with feet away from the body, luckily the ball kissed the inside edge and missed the leg stump by a whisker

21.1

M Morkel to Kohli, FOUR, very half-hearted from Kohli. He hung his bat out to dry, like a periscope and is lucky that he got a boundary. It was short and rising outside off, Kohli was in two minds to whether play or leave it, eventually does a bit of both, the ball hits the blade and flies over the slip cordon, no third man and a streaky boundary

20.6

Philander to Pujara, no run, a fraction short on the stumps, Pujara has time to rock back and punch it towards mid-on

20.5

Philander to Pujara, no run, tight delivery on the stumps, Pujara gets right behind the line to defend

20.4

Philander to Pujara, no run, rising outside off, left alone

20.3

Philander to Pujara, no run, a bit of a yes-no situation, but Pujara sends Kohli back quickly after the ball went near the right-hand of Philander who was running across. Pujara has a word with his partner after that

20.2

Philander to Pujara, FOUR, good shot! Philander errs fractionally short and Pujara is quick to pounce on that. Rocks back in a flash and thumps the cut hard into the ground, past a diving point.

20.1

Philander to Kohli, 1 run, quick single taken as Kohli defends one towards where a short leg would've been. Nicely turns the strike over

Vernon Philander [5.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack

19.6

M Morkel to Pujara, no run, full and outside off, swinging away, Pujara shoulders arms. That's the fourth maiden over in a row for Morkel

19.5

M Morkel to Pujara, no run, M Morkel is hitting the bat very hard, Pujara takes the bottom hand out of the way and defends this sharp inswinger to short leg

19.4

M Morkel to Pujara, no run, now shoulders arms to one outside off

19.3

M Morkel to Pujara, no run, edged and doesn't carry to Smith at 1st slip! Just falls short after Pujara edges one, tried to soften the impact by loosening the bottom hand - maybe that's the reason the ball died down on the way to Smith. Or is the South African skipper standing a pace back?

19.2

M Morkel to Pujara, no run, well outside off and left alone. M Morkel's followthrough is a bit more prolonged

19.1

M Morkel to Pujara, no run, Pujara's feet are moving very nicely, gets forward and meets the full ball on off with a full face of the bat. Compactly done

18.6

Kallis to Kohli, no run, Kallis probes away in the corridor of uncertainty and Kohli is respectful, as he lets it go

18.6

Kallis to Kohli, wide, Kallis isn't impressed with that call from Steve Davis. He is chuntering away after it was declared a wide. Very short from Kallis and no chance for Kohli to play any stroke. Way over the head and rightly called a wide

Kallis to Kohli, FOUR, super way to get off the mark! That's the way to play the hook. Gets right on top of the bounce, rolls his wrists and hooks it away beautifully to the deep backward square leg fence. The ball rocketed to the fence. Everything appeared to be in sync with that shot

18.3

Kallis to Kohli, no run, short of length and seaming away after pitching outside off, left alone

18.2

Kallis to Kohli, no run, now gets right behind, back and across before defending down the pitch

18.1

Kallis to Kohli, no run, nice looking shot and good fielding prevents the boundary. Full, outside off, Kohli got a good stride forward and punched the off-drive well, but Morkel at mid-off went to his right quickly and stopped it

17.6

M Morkel to Pujara, no run, back of a length on off, tight delivery as well, pushed off the back foot to point

17.5

M Morkel to Pujara, no run, very short this time, much easier leave for Pujara who ducks

17.4

M Morkel to Pujara, no run, good short delivery, rearing up sharply near the right glove of Pujara who had to be quick to get the bat and the glove out of the way as the ball darted back in sharply off the seam

17.3

M Morkel to Pujara, no run, Pujara's feet are stuck on the crease - maybe expecting the short one, instead this is the inswinger, Pujara gets a thick inside edge onto the pads in trying to defend. The ball rolls close to his feet

17.2

M Morkel to Pujara, no run, full and down leg, Pujara fails to capitalise on the rare loose delivery, can't get bat on the glance

17.1

M Morkel to Pujara, no run, banged in short and outside off, that line is easy for Pujara to negotiate as he shoulders arms

16.6

Kallis to Kohli, no run, Kallis bowls the inswinger this time, Kohli judges it well and leaves. The ball doesn't come back in enough to hit the off stump. Kohli has a smile at Kallis - both know each other from their Royal Challengers Bangalore days

16.5

Kallis to Pujara, 1 run, tucked off the pads down to fine leg. Pujara wanted two but Morkel was quick to get to the ball

16.4

Kallis to Pujara, no run, full ball outside off, no real swing on that, left alone

16.3

Kallis to Pujara, no run, is in right behind this one, nice defensive technique shown

16.2

Kallis to Pujara, no run, full and on middle, Pujara gets forward to push it towards mid-on

16.1

Kallis to Pujara, 2 runs, flicked away from leg stump down to backward square leg, for a couple of runs. Pujara called for two as soon as he hit it and eventually an easy couple

15.6

M Morkel to Kohli, no run, fuller length on middle, Kohli shuffles across a tad and defends towards mid-on. End of a successful over from Morkel

One mistake from Vijay and he is gone. He did well to survive the first hour, leaving balls that needed to be left and judging the pace and the bounce pretty well. But credit to Morkel for pushing him back and then bowling the sucker ball which the batsman nicked. Top class bowling again from the Proteas.

15.5

M Morkel to Kohli, no run, harmless delivery - well outside off and that won't trouble Kohli at all

15.4

M Morkel to Kohli, no run, short one banged in, Kohli sits under it pretty early and the ball flies over his head

15.3

M Morkel to Kohli, no run, 146kph from Morkel, back of a length on off, Kohli gets back and across to defend down the track

15.2

M Morkel to Kohli, no run, well outside off and that is a good sighter for Kohli first up

Virat Kohli, right handed bat, comes to the crease

15.1

M Morkel to Vijay, out Caught by de Villiers!! Edged and gone. M Morkel has his just reward. He has worked over Vijay relentlessly and now dismisses him. Full and outside off, inviting the drive, Vijay is expecting the short stuff - the feet are stuck to the crease, the bat comes down to meet the ball, well away from the body and the result is an edge through to the keeper. India 2 down and enter Virat Kohli. Vijay c de Villiers b M Morkel 6(42) [4s-1]

M Morkel to Vijay, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

14.6

Kallis to Pujara, no run, fuller length outside off, left alone

14.5

Kallis to Pujara, no run, Pujara is a tad squared up, but plays it well, with soft hands and softening the impact. The ball reared up on middle stump from a good length and tested Pujara who was up to it

Dhawan is having a chat with the technical analyst of the Indian team. Perhaps looking at the footage of his innings. Lots of things for him to work on before the 2nd innings.

14.4

Kallis to Pujara, no run, now fully forward, covering the off stump and defending the full ball is Pujara. Very solidly done

14.3

Kallis to Pujara, no run, short delivery down leg, Pujara ducks under it, AB does well to dives to his left and stop some runs

14.2

Kallis to Pujara, no run, full and no swing nor seam movement, another leave

14.1

Kallis to Pujara, no run, short of length, pitching outside off and going further away, left alone

So India have lost just one wicket in that opening hour which should be considered an achievement as the South African bowlers have breathed fire. Both Steyn and Morkel have been menacing to say the least, while big Vern has been not at his very best. Dhawan was worked over by Steyn and eventually dismissed. Vijay has been very watchful but is lucky to survive. Pujara has looked ok in his short stint so far. Only 24 have come in the opening 14 overs - shows how well the Proteas have bowled.

13.6

M Morkel to Vijay, no run, short and well outside off, Vijay leaves and that will be drinks after the opening hour

13.5

M Morkel to Vijay, no run, short of length on the stumps, defended back down the track

13.4

M Morkel to Vijay, no run, just eluded Amla at short leg! So nearly the 2nd wicket. Will go down as a dropped catch that. Vijay is hit on the splice of the bat by a steepling delivery on the body, the ball loops to the left of Amla who runs and initially tries to take it with both hands - then realises that he isn't getting there, goes with one and the ball doesn't stick. That was a very awkward delivery and Vijay was in all sorts of trouble. Morkel is gutted the chance wasn't taken

13.3

M Morkel to Vijay, no run, M Morkel is getting steep bounce, but this over the line is pretty much outside off, so no trouble for Vijay

13.2

M Morkel to Vijay, no run, good length outside off, Vijay is very watchful today, leaves again

13.1

M Morkel to Vijay, no run, banged in very hard into the wicket, the line is outside off, so Vijay leaves. AB does well to collect the steepler

12.6

Kallis to Pujara, no run, fullish on the middle and leg, Pujara turns it softly to the on-side

12.5

Kallis to Pujara, 2 runs, drifts onto the pads, tucked to backward square leg, for a couple of runs

12.4

Kallis to Pujara, no run, conventional outswinger, Pujara leaves

12.3

Kallis to Pujara, no run, another good leave? The ball bounces over the off stump as Pujara shoulders arms, straightened a tad and the extra bounce saved Pujara there

12.2

Kallis to Pujara, no run, good length, seaming away outside off, left alone

12.1

Kallis to Pujara, no run, tucked to the on-side

Jacques Kallis, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

11.6

M Morkel to Vijay, no run, now how do you play that? Try Mr Vijay seems to be saying M Morkel. This one shoots off a back of a length outside off and Vijay is beaten in trying to defend. Came back slightly and missed the edge, steep bounce too as AB collects. Great over comes to an end. Morkel so easily could've had both batsmen there

11.5

M Morkel to Vijay, no run, edged and doesn't carry to third slip. Vijay playing tentatively away from the body, the thick edge falls just in front of Alviro Petersen

11.4

M Morkel to Vijay, no run, the Proteas heard a noise. They go up in appeal for a caught behind, but Steve Davis doesn't agree with them. Short one outside off, Vijay drops his gloves and lets it go. There was a noise, but not sure where it came from. Replays show that the ball missed the bat and the glove, so a good decision it must be said

11.3

M Morkel to Vijay, no run, Rocket! Pace and bounce from M Morkel, thuds into AB's mitts. Vijay attempted a back foot push and is lucky that it didn't kiss the edge. Flies over the head of AB who leaps and collects.

11.2

M Morkel to Pujara, 1 run, edgy but into the ground and wide of third slip, they take a single to third man

11.1

M Morkel to Pujara, no run, extra bounce for M Morkel, but the line is outside off, so Pujara can leave that alone

Morne Morkel, right-arm fast, comes into the attack

10.6

Steyn to Pujara, 1 run, pushed off the back foot wide of cover and Pujara takes the single on offer

10.5

Steyn to Pujara, no run, the short ball dug in by Steyn, Pujara ducks under it

10.4

Steyn to Pujara, no run, another tight delivery on off stump, Pujara gets right behind the line to defend. Compact technique being shown by Pujara

10.3

Steyn to Pujara, no run, banged in hard on the stumps, Pujara played it very well, dropping it dead with soft hands. The ball kisses his feet and stays put

Three slips, a gully and a short leg in place for Steyn against Pujara. Lots of encouragement from behind the wicket as well. Loud, audible chatter from the Proteas

10.2

Steyn to Pujara, no run, now the late outswinger, Pujara lets it go

10.1

Steyn to Pujara, no run, fast, pacy delivery that straightens around off, Pujara sees and then shoulders arms

9.6

Philander to Vijay, no run, way outside off again, no need to play at those and Vijay doesn't

9.5

Philander to Vijay, no run, well outside off and seaming away, Vijay can leave that

9.4

Philander to Vijay, 2 runs, tucked off the pads to deep mid wicket, well played and a couple of runs it is

Dhawan's dismissal was perfectly set up by Steyn. He repeatedly kept bowling short and increased the pace with each delivery. Kept two men for the chance and got the wicket. The Wanderers wicket is bouncy and Dhawan never looked like he was going to get on top of the bounce and handle Steyn. There was a warning call for him when he got a streaky boundary earlier on in the over, but didn't pay heed to it and paid the price. Terrific stuff from Steyn, but very poor from Dhawan.

9.3

Philander to Vijay, no run, good length outside off, left alone

9.2

Philander to Pujara, 1 run, is off the mark 2nd ball with a soft tuck from middle stump wide of short leg

9.1

Philander to Pujara, no run, back of a length outside off, rising too, Pujara shoulders arms well

Cheteshwar Pujara, right handed bat, comes to the crease

8.6

Steyn to Dhawan, out Caught by Tahir!! Steyn 1 Dhawan 0! Perfect set-up by Steyn, who is pumped up and screams his lungs out. Very bad batting it must be said. He was in trouble all through the over and decides to take on the short ball directed at his head. Rocks back to pull, is in no position to do so, top-edges it straight down fine leg's throat. Why would you want to play a stroke like that when there are two men catching in the deep is beyond me. Worried faces in the Indian dressing room already. Dhawan c Tahir b Steyn 13(27) [4s-2]

Steyn to Dhawan, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

8.5

Steyn to Dhawan, no run, ill-directed short delivery down the leg, Dhawan tries to pull and misses. Very close to the glove, as Steyn and AB let out a few oohs and aahs

Now a short leg comes in

8.4

Steyn to Dhawan, no run, Steyn is testing Dhawan and the batsman is in trouble. This one rears up sharply towards the off stump, Dhawan is on the hop and fends awkwardly to the off-side. No-one close in catching near a short cover position and Dhawan gets away. Very streaky stuff from Dhawan

8.3

Steyn to Dhawan, FOUR, Dhawan has a smile on his face after that boundary. I wonder why! Very pacy short ball on the badge of the helmet, Dhawan was in no position to play the hook, decides to go through with the shot, played it half-heartedly and got it into the gap, bisecting the two catching men in the deep on the on-side on the fence

8.2

Steyn to Dhawan, no run, now gets forward, sees the angle on the outside off delivery and leaves

8.1

Steyn to Dhawan, no run, short and rising onto the hips, Dhawan hops back and tucks it towards square leg

7.6

Philander to Dhawan, 1 run, drifts on the pads, worked away to deep square leg, Dhawan retains the strike

7.5

Philander to Dhawan, no run, peach! Absolute jaffa, seems to be angling in towards middle and off, then as it hits the pitch, it seams away leaving a groping Dhawan floundering who was on the move in trying to cover the line of the ball, to defend. The ball missed the outside edge and flew over the off stump. Philander is working Dhawan out pretty beautifully this over. What's next?

7.4

Philander to Dhawan, no run, now gets forward to defend to mid-on. Again well played, bat close to the pad

7.3

Philander to Dhawan, no run, solidly defended off the front foot, on off stump, Dhawan gets a good stride forward and defends

7.2

Philander to Dhawan, no run, comical stuff from the giant Morne Morkel at mid-on. Dives way too early to his right in anticipation of the ball coming quickly to him, the ball rolls slowly to him and he somehow gets the body in the way and stops it. Lots of laughs in the Proteas' camp

7.1

Philander to Dhawan, no run, loose stroke! Very loose. The ball is bouncing and seaming and Dhawan wants to cut well away from the body. The feet were stuck in cement and the bat flashed at thin air as the ball bounced over the edge

6.6

Steyn to Vijay, no run, short of length and seaming away after pitching well outside off, Vijay can shoulder arms and does so

6.5

Steyn to Vijay, no run, another short one on the stumps, Vijay has an easier duck under this time

6.4

Steyn to Vijay, no run, down leg, short and directed into the ribs, but not on the right line, Vijay sways inside the line and lets it go

6.3

Steyn to Vijay, no run, the outswinger on a good length, outside off, left alone

6.2

Steyn to Vijay, no run, that is a brave leave! Vijay trusted his insticts and the bounce of the Wanderers wicket before shouldering arms. Very close to the off stump as the ball didn't move in or out, just straightened very close to the off pole - bounced over eventually. Steyn has his hands on his head while the batsman nods in appreciation of that special delivery

Now short leg has been placed for Vijay

6.1

Steyn to Vijay, no run, short one, but it is outside off and Vijay has an easy leave

5.6

Philander to Dhawan, no run, the short delivery from Philander arrives, banged in very short and it is outside off, Dhawan leaves it for a leaping AB to collect

5.5

Philander to Dhawan, no run, angled across Dhawan on a fuller length, left alone

5.4

Philander to Dhawan, no run, short of length on off, Dhawan defends off the backfoot with an open face to point, straight to the fielder

5.3

Philander to Dhawan, FOUR, full and on the pads, Dhawan won't miss out there, firmly flicked past square leg and into the deep square leg fence - that will be Dhawan's first boundary

5.2

Philander to Dhawan, no run, back of a length on the stumps, Dhawan defends it back to the bowler

5.1

Philander to Dhawan, no run, turned off the pads to square leg, straight to the fielder

4.6

Steyn to Vijay, no run, nice carry through to AB after Vijay shoulders arms to a rising delivery outside off

4.5

Steyn to Vijay, no run, fullish and swinging away towards off stump, Vijay tentatively pushes it to point. The feet were planted to the crease that time

4.4

Steyn to Dhawan, 1 run, swinging down leg, flicked away to fine leg

4.3

Steyn to Dhawan, no run, a dolly for short-leg but no-one in there. Very awkwardly played by Dhawan, it was the short ball on the body, not near the chest, just above the waist, Dhawan turned the bat face tentatively and the ball lobbed in the air into the vacant area. Nervy moment for Dhawan

4.2

Steyn to Dhawan, no run, now leaves the outside off ball all alone

4.1

Steyn to Dhawan, no run, nice looking square drive, but straight to the fielder at point. Timed well, but couldn't find the gap

Dale Steyn: 'It was always good to play here, last Test match I played here, I did well. Pretty fired up actually, great to win the ODI series, feels like we have got a bit of bottle over the Indians, feels without them scoring 200 in the ODI series, I think we have got something over them. Just want to work in partnerships, hunt in pairs like we have done over the last two years. Since Vernon (Philander) has come in, he has revolutinised our attack, he has brought the stability and kept the scoring rate down and then there is the old man Kallis. Tahir is turning the ball beautifully and the unit seems to be working beautifully. Hit them with pace and bounce, Indians don't like them that much. Hopefully we can combine our strengths and knock them over. There is a bit of bounce here at Wanderers, as MS said in his pre-match conference the other day top of off is generally a good area to bowl anywhere. Target everyone in all honesty, from ball one to the last wicket is taken, we would like to target everyone. Any Indian side hasn't done particulary well here in South Africa so would like to exploit that this series as well. It's great to see him (Mitchell Johnson) bowling like he is. I'm a fan of fast bowling, to the West Indies of the old to whoever who is bowling now, Tino Best who bowls particularly quickly. It is nice that Australia are coming here, we will have our won battle then. Mitch Johnson is on fire at the moment and it is great to watch him bowl.'

Here is the Dale Steyn interview which we promised we'll bring you

3.6

Philander to Vijay, no run, Vijay looks for a quick single but it is not there as point charges in, good call by Dhawan to send his partner back

3.5

Philander to Vijay, no run, good stride in and a confident looking forward defensive stroke

3.4

Philander to Vijay, no run, this one is further outside off and seaming away, Vijay shoulders arms

3.3

Philander to Vijay, no run, another leave from Vijay as he is very watchful early on

3.2

Philander to Vijay, no run, fuller length outside off, left alone

3.1

Philander to Dhawan, 1 run, good batting this. Tight delivery on off, Dhawan taps it into the vacant cover area and that's an easy single

2.6

Steyn to Vijay, no run, another good leave from Vijay as he sees the rising delivery outside off and leaves

2.5

Steyn to Vijay, no run, angling back in, tight on middle, Vijay defends it down the wicket, towards mid-on

2.4

Steyn to Vijay, no run, there comes the short delivery, just above the left shoulder of Vijay who ducks under it

2.3

Steyn to Dhawan, 1 run, risky single, but Vijay was safe in the end. Dhawan pushed that to point and called Vijay through, Duminy got to the ball and under-armed a flick, but there was no power behind the throw, by then Vijay was well in

2.2

Steyn to Dhawan, no run, back of a length on off, Dhawan gets right behind the line and defends

2.1

Steyn to Dhawan, no run, steep bounce for Steyn, swings in to Dhawan who watches his off stump and then leaves it alone. That was taken well over the waist by AB

1.6

Philander to Vijay, no run, back of a length on off, Vijay turns it to the on-side

1.5

Philander to Vijay, no run, now leaves a delivery that straightens outside off

1.4

Philander to Vijay, no run, forward defensive stroke, Vijay covering the off stump again and playing solidly with the bat close to the pad

We'll have the Dale Steyn pre-match interview very soon. It is getting transcribed as I type

1.3

Philander to Vijay, no run, now the outswinger, way outside off, swinging away, left alone

1.2

Philander to Vijay, no run, seam movement inwards and rising into AB's gloves. Vijay sees it is outside off and covers the off stump before leaving the ball alone

1.1

Philander to Dhawan, 1 run, Dhawan is off the mark first ball, wrong line, on the pads, Dhawan gets a thin inside edge onto the pads on the flick that runs behind square

Vernon Philander, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

0.6

Steyn to Vijay, no run, end of Steyn's first over, Vijay watches the fuller length outswinger alone as it thuds into AB's gloves

0.5

Steyn to Vijay, FOUR, off the mark with a firm push. Too full on the stumps, Vijay just gets forward and taps the ball down the ground, past mid-on and though the outfield isn't lightning quick, the ball wins the race. That shot should give Vijay confidence

0.4

Steyn to Vijay, no run, confident looking push-drive towards mid-off, Vijay though not fully forward, just met that with a full face of the bat

0.3

Steyn to Vijay, no run, that's a good leave again. Nice carry this time to AB as Vijay shoulders arms

0.2

Steyn to Vijay, no run, beaten! The famous Steyn outswinger, draws Vijay forward with that fuller length and then it swings away past the edge. Superb stuff from the premier fast bowler in the world. Very close to taking the edge too

0.1

Steyn to Vijay, no run, lovely outswinger first up and a good leave from Vijay. Watches it carefully and shoulders arms

Vijay and Dhawan are at the crease. Vijay is on strike. Steyn will open the attack

Right we are all set for the action to begin. The Indian openers are out after the South Africans walked out. Dale Steyn has the new ball with three slips and a gully in place. Murali Vijay will be on strike. Here is the first ball.

Shaun Pollock with the pitch report: 'The sun is out, spoke to Scotty (the Wanderers groundsman) and he has told me he has had perfect preparation. There will be movement early on and the batsmen will have their work cut out. Nice grass covering, there are some cracks - but nothing to worry about on day 1 and day 2. As the sun beats down, the cracks will widen. As for the spinners, hmmm, I don't see anything for them. If South Africa win the toss, they will bat first.'

Smith: 'We would've batted first as well. Hopefully the wicket has something in it for us. The wicket looks a bit drier than normal, it is likely to have a bit more juice on it than usual which should help us. We have got to lay down a marker. Hash (Amla) is an outstanding cricketer, he has been a rock for us at 3, it is good to have him back. Lot of respect for the game, lot of respect for India and lot of good cricket to be played over the next 10 days.'

MS Dhoni: 'We are looking to bat first, the wicket looks a bit different from the one a couple of days back. One of the important things is to bowl in the right areas early on, it is important to give yourself some time in the middle - that's the gameplan. Zaheer for one is definitely playing. Rahane will bat at 6 and the guys who are missing out are Bhuvi, Ojha, Umesh and Saha.'

India have won the toss and have opted to bat

Zaheer Khan: 'I have worked pretty hard on my fitness for the last 6 to 8 months, went to France for about 6 to 8 weeks and been in South Africa for 3-4 weeks as pre-season training, the preparation has been good. I have bowled more than 200 overs in domestic cricket and I'm all ready. It was good that I came here with the ODI squad to practice for the Tests. We've got a couple of weeks here to acclimatise, the practice match got washed out, but the time in the middle we had was a productive one. Coming from the subcontinent it is always nice to bowl on bouncy tracks, I have always enjoyed bowling here, looking forward to it. The morale in the dressing room is pretty good. Looking forward to it (when asked about his battle with Graeme Smith).'

The test gets stiffer and stiffer for this Indian side after their practice game at Benoni was abandoned due to rain. They were comprehensively outplayed in the ODI series and some of the top order batsman couldn't put bat to ball against the high quality pace bowling of the Proteas. If that wasn't easy, then with the red ball you can multiply the difficulty level by a couple of notches more.

What does the pitch and the weather look like? The pitch is expected to be pacy and bouncy, with plenty of carry for the fast bowlers. So a typical Wanderers wicket. Thundershowers are forecast for every day of the game, so weather will play a bit of a role in this game.

Wanderers, lucky for India? India haven't lost here at the Wanderers. They have played 3 Tests before this game and won in 2006-07, while drawing the other two. But this is an inexperienced Indian side who will be hard pressed to maintain that unbeaten record. But certainly some positive news for the visitors going into the game.

Team news: South Africa announced their playing eleven yesterday. The usual suspects in there, with Tahir being picked as the lone spinner. There is great depth in batting with Duminy at 6 and du Plessis at 7. Certainly a formidable outfit. India are likely to go in with Rahane at 6 and also prefer Ishant over Bhuvneshwar. Aside from those two changes, pretty much the same side that thrashed West Indies last month.

All eyes will be on one man in the Indian line-up, the returning Zaheer Khan - he last played a match in whites for India against England at Kolkata in December 2012. Since then he has missed 7 Test matches, but after undergoing a rigorous fitness regimen in France, he is now back - lean and fit, ready to once again spearhead the attack. His presence in the Indian side will no doubt boost the pace attack and also provide the much needed experience. PS: Zaheer is just 5 wickets away from reaching 300 Test wickets, if he gets there he will be just the fourth Indian to reach that landmark.

A significant Test match this one for Mahendra Singh Dhoni - this will be his 50th Test as captain of India. His record before this match reads: played 49, won 26, lost 12, drawn 11. No other Indian captain has captained his side in 50 Tests before, so Dhoni's feat is certainly a laudable one.

There is no doubt in anyone's mind that South Africa are currently the best side in the world in Test cricket - the No. 1 ranking is just a mere affirmation of that fact. Consider this: They last lost a Test series in March 2009 against Australia at home - that's 4 years and 9 months ago. Since then, they have won or drawn a series all around the world. A truly magnificent side capably led by the evergreen Graeme Smith who is still going strong after crossing the landmark of captaining 100 Tests for his country.

Hello and a warm welcome to wherever you may be as South Africa and India face off in a 2-Test series, which was originally a 3-match one, but was later curtailed due to India's home series with West Indies. Out of the current Indian squad that has landed in South Africa, only Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Zaheer Khan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Murali Vijay and Ishant Sharma have previous experience of playing a Test match in this country. That's only 5 out of the 17 in the squad.

08:58 Local Time, 06:58 GMT, 12:28 IST: How about this stat to start off things for South Africa v India: Since the Proteas came back into the international fold in 1991-92, India have never won a Test series in the rainbow country in 5 attempts! And now on their 6th attempt, they don't have Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman and Virender Sehwag in their batting line-up. What's more they are facing a South African side who are ranked No. 1 in the ICC Test rankings. If this isn't a stern test, then there can't be any other sterner examination.

Preview by Gokul Gopal

Having been outclassed in the ODI series, the Indians have been put on the back-foot and they need to show drastic improvements, especially with the bat, if they are to challenge South Africa in the two-Test series, starting in Johannesburg on December 18. In five series that they have played so far in South Africa, India have lost four times while managing to secure a draw the last time they toured in 2010. While they have been given a very slim chance to register their first series win in the country, the tourists will be hoping to prove their critics wrong.

South Africa: Graeme Smith's team has developed into a formidable outfit in the past few years and the No. 1 ranked Test side, which has not lost a single Test series since March 2009, will be looking to extend the unbeaten streak against a relatively inexperienced Indian team. The hosts have named the same playing eleven that beat Pakistan in the second Test at Abu Dhabi for the opening Test. This means that Alviro Petersen, despite his poor run of form this year, has been given another chance. Graeme Smith too was not quite in his elements in 2013 before cracking a superb double ton against Pakistan in October. The left-handed opener will be looking to come up with a similar effort and keep Zaheer Khan, who has dismissed him 6 times in 9 matches, at bay.

AB de Villiers and Hashim Amla have been performing consistently for the Proteas team this year and they will be hoping to continue their good work. de Villiers is the highest run-scorer for South Africa in Tests this year, having amassed 743 runs in 7 matches at an average of 82.55 with 3 hundreds and four fifties. Amla is 10 short of 600 runs in the five-day format in 2013 and averages 73.75 with two centuries and four half-centuries. The presence of Jacques Kallis is an added strength to the already powerful South African middle order. However, the all-rounder has not been doing all that well with the bat this year, averaging only 17.77 and he will be hoping to make amends in this series. South Africa will also be hoping for sizeable contributions from JP Duminy and Faf du Plessis, who complete the batting order.

Dale Steyn, Vernon Philander and Morne Morkel constitute a strong three-man pace-attack with Kallis providing the fourth pace option. Imran Tahir is the lone spinner in the side. Steyn and Philander have taken the most number of wickets for South Africa this year. The former has picked up 41 wickets at an average of 14.36 with 3 fifers and one 10-wicket haul while the latter has scalped 28 wickets at an average of 16.35 with 2 five-wicket hauls. Morkel has not been all that consistent with the ball while Kallis too has not done much. Leg-spinner Tahir has played only one Test in 2013 in which he picked up 8 wickets including a fifer.

India: MS Dhoni and his team have the odds stacked against them in their first Test series since the retirement of Sachin Tendulkar. Also, the South Africa series is India's first overseas series in the absence of Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman, apart from Tendulkar, which will be quite a challenge for the young batters, who have hardly played any overseas Tests. Shikhar Dhawan, who made a brilliant start to his Test career with a century against Australia, has not contributed much since then, failing in the Test series against West Indies. His opening partner Murali Vijay, who had played a Test in South Africa in 2010, started the year well with back-to-back centuries against Australia but has not been converting his starts of late.

South African quick Morkel had pointed out that India lacks batsmen who can build long innings. However, Cheteshwar Pujara, at number three, is one who is capable of proving him wrong. While he failed the last time he toured the country, he has been scoring big since then, albeit in the sub-continent. Virat Kohli, who is likely to take the number 4 position, will be playing in only his third overseas series. The right-hander, who is a vital cog in the Indian batting line-up, showcased fine skills in negotiating the Australian pacers Down Under and he will be hoping to repeat that against the South African quicks. Rohit Sharma, who made his Test debut this year against West Indies, will be hoping to continue his good run while Ajinkya Rahane, who is likely to make it to the eleven and bat at No. 6, will be eager to prove his prowess. Skipper Dhoni, with an experience of 5 Tests in South Africa, will have an important role to play in the middle order apart from providing guidance to the line-up filled youngsters.

Zaheer's presence in the Indian bowling line-up is a big boost to the visiting team and his role will be the most important one. Apart from bringing his experience into play, the left-arm seamer will also be mentoring the inexperienced pacers in the team. Ishant Sharma, after a struggle in 2013, found some form with a four-wicket haul in the third ODI and he will be keen to get amongst the wickets in the Test series. Mohammed Shami, who impressed against West Indies, will also have a key role to play. Umesh Yadav and Bhuvneshwar Kumar are likely to be the pacers who will miss out of the eleven while R Ashwin is likely to be the lone spinner in the line-up. While there will not be much on offer for the offie in the first few days, the visitors will be hoping that he keeps things tight at his end and contribute with some wickets once the pitch wears.

Pitch and Weather: While there will be pace and bounce on offer, groundsman Chris Scott confirmed that nothing extra has been done to spice up the pitch. Morkel said picking up wickets early is important as batting becomes easier on the Wanderers track as the match goes on.

As far as the weather is concerned, rain is forecast on most of the days. However, excellent draining facilities and the predicted low intensity of showers, mean that interruptions are not likely to be long.

Numbers:

5: The number of wickets Zaheer Khan needs to become the fourth Indian bowler and the second Indian pacer with 300 or more wickets.

5: The number of wickets Vernon Philander requires to reach 100 Test wickets. In case he gets it in the first Test, he will be the quickest South African and joint sixth fastest overall to get the mark of 100.

2: The number of catches Jacques Kallis needs to take to become only the second cricketer with 200 or more catches in Test cricket.

0: The number of Test matches India have lost at The Wanderers, Johannesburg. They have played three Tests and have drawn two while emerging victorious in the one played in 2006.

Quotes:

We play the game hard but there's a huge respect factor for the game and our opposition. As the number one team I would like to see us play some good cricket: Graeme Smith

Not getting too technical is very important. You can't change your technique in five or seven days. What is important is to know your limitations and at the same time back your strengths: MS Dhoni